47 • INTERMEDIATE • SYN Flood and TCP Attacks
Testing SYN Resilience
This lesson covers Testing SYN Resilience in the context of SYN Flood and TCP Attacks. Topics include: tshark analysis, hping3 -S -p 80 target, iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --syn. Educational and defensive use only.
Code Example
// Load test - k6
import http from 'k6/http';
export default function() {
http.get('https://target.com');
}Commands & References
- tshark analysis
- hping3 -S -p 80 target
- iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --syn
Lab Steps
- Set up your lab: tshark analysis
- Understand the attack or defense mechanism.
- Apply in a controlled environment.
- Document findings.
- Consider mitigation strategies.
Exercises
- Research recent DDoS incidents.
- Design a defense for a sample scenario.
- Review legal implications.
- Practice incident response.