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Internet Control Message Protocol

nounid 2997·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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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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An Internet Standard protocol that is used to report error conditions during IP datagram processing and to exchange other information concerning the state of the IP network.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
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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