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Wireshark 2 Quick Start Guide

You're reading from Wireshark 2 Quick Start Guide Secure your network through protocol analysis

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781789342789

Length 164 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C

Tools

Wireshark

Concepts

Network Security

Author (1):

Mishra

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Title Page

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Preface

1. Installing Wireshark FREE CHAPTER

2. Introduction to Wireshark and Packet Analysis

3. Filtering Our Way in Wireshark

4. Analyzing Application Layer Protocols

5. Analyzing the Transport Layer Protocols TCP/UDP

6. Network Security Packet Analysis

7. Analyzing Traffic in Thin Air

8. Mastering the Advanced Features of Wireshark

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Index

The transmission control protocol

TCP is a connection-oriented protocol used by several application-layer protocols to ensure data delivery without any loss of information during transition, based on sequence and acknowledgment numbers. TCP ensures fail-proof delivery of packets between nodes. TCP sits in between the network layer and the application layer and uses the IP datagram to transfer data packets between the sender and receiver.

The Three-Way Handshake process takes place before the data transfer happens. A TCP connection is like a two-way communication process where not only the sender is actively involved, but even the receiver sends acknowledgments to make it a reliable form of connection.

Understanding the TCP header and its various flags

The TCP header is normally 20 bytes long, but at times, due to the presence of the Options field, the TCP header size can vary up to 60 bytes. The following is an illustration of a simplified TCP header:

The following is a brief explanation for...

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Authors (1)

Mishra

Mishra

Charit Mishra is an ICS/SCADA security professional. He works as a security architect for critical infrastructure industry (oil and gas, energy and utility, transport, telecom, and so on) and holds extensive experience in security standards, framework, and technologies, with real hands-on experience in security. He has obtained leading industry certifications, such as OSCP, CEH, CompTIA Security+, and CCNA R&S. Also, he holds a master's degree in computer science. He regularly delivers professional trainings on critical infrastructure security internationally.

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