Internet Control Message Protocol

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A set of protocols that allow systems to communicate information about the state of services on other systems Scope Note: For example, ICMP is used in determining whether systems are up, maximum packet sizes on links, whether a destination host/network/port is available. Hackers typically use (abuse) ICMP to determine information about the remote site.

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Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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acronym: ICMP
plural: Internet Control Message Protocols
possessive: Internet Control Message Protocol's
pluralpossessive: Internet Control Message Protocols'

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