Re: Covert Channels

From: Jeff Nathan (jeffat_private)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 09:34:52 PDT

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    - --On Friday, October 18, 2002 21:45:01 +1000 Darryl Luff 
    <darrylat_private> wrote:
    [...]
    
    > I imagine that the easiest way would be to pick an unknown IP or TCP
    > option number and insert your own options field into the IP or TCP
    > header. This keeps your data separate from the TCP connection data. I
    > think that an option field can be up to 253 bytes of data?
    >
    > Do any IDS systems trigger on unrecognised option fields?
    >
    >
    > Darryl Luff
    
    In TCP and IP headers, the options length is limited to 40 bytes as the 
    header length field is 4 bits in length.
    
    Many NIDS make a respectable attempt at normalizing and parsing options 
    data contextually.
    
    - -Jeff
    
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