Does RHEL have protection against TCP "ACK Loop" or "ACK Storm" DDoS attack?
Issue
- Does RHEL have protection against TCP "ACK Loop" or "ACK Storm" DDoS attack?
- Google contributed patches to the Linux kernel as described at:
mitigating TCP ACK loop ("ACK storm") DoS attacks - https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/tcpm/current/msg09445.html - Does RHEL have the
tcp_invalid_ratelimitkernel parameter?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) networking
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