This type of message names a “flood” that forces the server to maintain half-open connections. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this type of message that the client sends in the first step of the TCP protocol’s three-way handshake.
ANSWER: SYN (“sin”) [or synchronize]
[10e] SYN flooding is a type of this cyberattack in which requests from legitimate users cannot access a server due to it being inundated with irrelevant requests. The “distributed” type of this cyberattack involves traffic from different sources attacking a single target.
ANSWER: denial-of-service attack [or DoS attack; accept distributed denial-of-service attack or DDoS attack]
[10m] This protocol, an alternative to the TCP protocol on IP networks, does not involve a handshake or set up a connection prior to communication. This protocol is typically used in applications where packet loss is not fatal, such as streaming media.
ANSWER: UDP [or user datagram protocol]
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