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InfoWorld: TCP fingerprinting solutions for Linux offer another way to gather security data

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 26, 1998

TCP fingerprinting works by sending TCP packets to a port and
noticing how the TCP stack responds… each vendor implements the
TCP/IP stack a little differently….

The first such tool to hit the Internet was Queso, which runs on
Linux only [and]… was released to the public domain in early
October…

Security heavyweights Network Associates (NAI) and Internet
Security Systems (ISS) are also planning to build this technology
into their products…


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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