What TCP security protocols prevent SYN flood attacks?
A SYN flood attack is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack that exploits a vulnerability in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) handshake process. The attacker sends a large number of SYN packets to the target server, pretending to initiate a connection, but never responds to the server's SYN-ACK packets. This causes the server to exhaust its resources and become unable to accept legitimate requests. In this article, you will learn about some TCP security protocols that can prevent or mitigate SYN flood attacks.