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Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-001844

A configuration in which BGP peers set the TTL value to 255 as a means of preventing forged packets from distant attackers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-001844
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationGTSM
ReferencesNIST SP 800-54; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001844",
  "term": "Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A configuration in which BGP peers set the TTL value to 255 as a means of preventing forged packets from distant attackers.",
  "abbreviation": "GTSM",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-54",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/generalized-ttl-security-mechanism-gtsm/"
}

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