TCP reset attack

A TCP reset attack, also known as a forged TCP reset or spoofed TCP reset, is a way to terminate a TCP connection by sending a forged TCP reset packet. This tampering technique can be used by a firewall or abused by a malicious attacker to interrupt Internet connections.

The Great Firewall of China and Iranian Internet censors are known to use TCP reset attacks to interfere with and block connections as a major method to carry out Internet censorship.^[1]

^ Clayton, Richard; Murdoch, Steven J.; Watson, Robert N. M. (2006). Danezis, George; Golle, Philippe (eds.). Ignoring the Great Firewall of China (PDF). Privacy Enhancing Technologies. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4258. Cambridge, UK: Springer Berlin. pp. 20–35. doi:10.1007/11957454_2. ISBN 978-3-540-68793-1 – via Department of Computer Science and Technology.

[1] Clayton, Richard; Murdoch, Steven J.; Watson, Robert N. M. (2006). Danezis, George; Golle, Philippe (eds.). Ignoring the Great Firewall of China (PDF). Privacy Enhancing Technologies. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4258. Cambridge, UK: Springer Berlin. pp. 20–35. doi:10.1007/11957454_2. ISBN 978-3-540-68793-1 – via Department of Computer Science and Technology.

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