GMTP - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the GMTP IP protocol (GMTP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
GMTP is a protocol registered with IANA in the mid-1990s with limited surviving public documentation on its intended purpose or origin.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- GMTP
- Abbreviation
- GMTP
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 100
- IANA Keyword
- GMTP
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- GMTP
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
GMTP is a little-documented protocol registration, and is historical, with no known modern deployment.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #100 - GMTP - 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.