TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is a protocol of the transport layer in the OSI model, one of the main protocols of the Internet protocol suite. It was initially developed to control data transmission and ensure its reliability.

Currently, many types of DDoS attacks are known that exploit various TCP features and vulnerabilities.

You might also be interested to learn:

• what a TCP handshake is,
• about DDoS Protection for TCP/UDP Services.