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Eccouncil Exam 312-50 Topic 16 Question 102 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 312-50 exam
Question #: 102
Topic #: 16
[All 312-50 Questions]

Your network infrastructure is under a SYN flood attack. The attacker has crafted an automated botnet to

simultaneously send 's' SYN packets per second to the server. You have put measures in place to manage 'f

SYN packets per second, and the system is designed to deal with this number without any performance issues.

If 's' exceeds 'f', the network infrastructure begins to show signs of overload. The system's response time

increases exponentially (24k), where 'k' represents each additional SYN packet above the ff limit. Now, considering 's=500' and different 'f values, in which scenario is the server most likely to experience overload and significantly increased response times?

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Suggested Answer: D

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Dominga
21 days ago
Ah, the old SYN flood attack. Gotta hand it to the hackers, they really know how to make things interesting. Though I'd rather not be the one trying to explain the server meltdown to the boss.
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Marya
11 days ago
Yeah, it's a real headache. Especially when the server starts experiencing overload and the response time goes through the roof.
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Avery
25 days ago
Hmm, I'm torn between B and D. But I think D is the way to go. 1024 times the usual response time? That's like ordering a pizza and getting it delivered a month later.
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Dana
10 days ago
I think option B is also bad, but option D is definitely worse. The server will be overwhelmed with 1024 times the usual Dana time.
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Marylou
26 days ago
But what about option A with f=510? The server can handle that, right?
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Shala
29 days ago
420 SYN packets per second? What is this, a stoner's paradise? The server's going to be so high on latency, it won't even know what hit it.
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Odette
1 months ago
This is a tricky one, but I think the answer is definitely D. With 500 SYN packets per second and the server only able to handle 420, the response time is going to shoot up exponentially. I can practically hear the server crying out in pain.
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Margart
11 days ago
The server won't be able to handle the traffic, and the response time will skyrocket to 1024 times the usual
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Fernanda
12 days ago
I agree, the response time would increase drastically with 's' exceeding 'f' by 80 packets per second
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Carlota
19 days ago
Option D is the most likely scenario for a server overload with 500 SYN packets per second and a limit of 420
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Adria
1 months ago
I agree, with s exceeding f by 80, the response time shoots up drastically
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Launa
1 months ago
I think the server will experience overload when f=420
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