
MSS ( maximum segment size) negotiation occurs in this steps. But in practice, at times, TCP 3-way handshake not only just initiates the connection, but also negotiate some very important parameters. So the sequence number of the confirm packet is seq=x+1. A community where security researchers go to help each other, hone their skills and get paid doing what they love. ACK packet could take data content, if not, this packet will not consume SYN number. TCB-Transmission Control Block, something like PCB, it stores some significant info like, TCP connection table, the pointer for the sending and receiving buffer, retransmission queue pointer, the current sequence number and acknowledge number and ext. If Suricata did have a queued state, it will first apply it to the SSN. If it’s not found, the ACK will be processed normally, which means it’s checked against the original SYN/ACK. This is what we called three-way handshake. So when receiving the ACK, Suricata first searches for the proper SYN/ACK on the list. Īfter that, both side goes into ESTABLISHED status.

After the client received the server's response, it will send back also a confirm packet with ACK bit sets to '1' and seq=x+1, ack=y+1. A gets message, confirms ACK is 1+ its SYN ISN, then replies to B with ACK 301.

If the server rejects the connection, it just responses a RST packet to reset the connection.Ĥ. Then Server B sends its response to Client A with ACK101 (100+1) Just to be sure that Server B can track message to A, he puts its own SYN value, lets say 300. And the server goes into SYN-RCVD status. Syn and Syn-Ack with TCP Fast Open option is allowed by default. This packet can not take any data content either, but it consumes a sequence number. Syn and Syn-Ack data checks will be enabled by default upon creation of a zone protection profile. The server will send its sequence number within packet which is used to be acknowledged to the client's SYN packet. In the response both SYN and ACK bits should be '1', and server side also initiates a SEQ number, seq=y. If the server accept to this connection, it will send back a confirm response. After request sent, the client goes into SYN-SENT status. SYN packet (which means SYN=1) can not take any data content, but it will consume a sequence number. The host does the same thing, create a TCB and use this TCB to send request, set the "SYN=1" in the request header, and initiates a arbitrary sequence number, seq=x. The Active Open device (Device A) sends a segment with the SYN flag set to 1, ACK flag set to 0 and an Initial Sequence Number 2000 (For Example), which marks. After TCB born the server change status to LISTEN.Ģ. The server process create a TCB and use TCB prepares to accept the clients request.

We assume that both client and server side start from CLOSED status.ġ.
