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TCP Half Open Scan

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

TCP Half Open scans work by performing the first half of a three-way handshake to determine if a port is open.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
TCP Half Open Scans
possessive
TCP Half Open Scan's
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TCP Half Open Scans'