Re: IP Spoofing

[trall () almaden ibm com]

> How is it the case then, is it possible to just use IP spoofing to penetrate
> a system?

IP spoofing without ISN prediction can be used to mount a SYN attack, with these
benefits from the attacker's standpoint:

* It hides the attacker's identity
* It can allow the packets through filters that limit where connections can be
initiated from

Tony Rall