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TCP Half Open Scan

nounid 4368·updated May 18, 2026
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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

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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TCP Half Open scans work by performing the first half of a three-way handshake to determine if a port is open.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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