FIRE - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Flexible Intra-AS Routing Environment Protocol (FIRE) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
FIRE is a protocol registered with IANA in the early 1990s with limited surviving public documentation on its intended purpose or origin.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Flexible Intra-AS Routing Environment Protocol
- Abbreviation
- FIRE
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 125
- IANA Keyword
- FIRE
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- FIRE
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
FIRE is a little-documented protocol registration, and is historical, with no known modern deployment.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #125 - Flexible Intra-AS Routing Environment Protocol - 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.