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It is possible to defend against the _________________ attack by using SYN cookies to store TCP connections.

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It is possible to defend against the SYN flood attack by using SYN cookies to store TCP connections.

Step-by-step explanation:

SYN flood is a form of denial-of-service attack in which an attacker sends a succession of SYN requests to a target's system in an attempt to consume enough server resources to make the system unresponsive to legitimate traffic. Using SYN cookies allows a server to avoid dropping connections when the SYN queue fills up. This can help protect against SYN flood attacks.

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