D-II Data Exchange (DDX) - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the D-II Data Exchange (DDX) IP protocol (DDX) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
DDX is D-II Data Exchange, a protocol developed to support data exchange within the U.S. military's Defense Data Network (Phase II) infrastructure.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- D-II Data Exchange (DDX)
- Abbreviation
- DDX
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 116
- IANA Keyword
- DDX
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- D-II Data Exchange (DDX)
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
DDX is a defense-network protocol from the 1990s, and is historical, tied to network infrastructure long since replaced.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #116 - D-II Data Exchange (DDX) - is typically dropped by edge routers and firewalls. Advanced threat actors and malware families can use these non-standard IP protocol numbers for lateral movement (east-west communication) inside internal networks.