Host Monitoring Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Host Monitoring Protocol (HMP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
HMP is the Host Monitoring Protocol, used by network management stations to poll ARPANET hosts for status and performance information in real time.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Host Monitoring Protocol
- Abbreviation
- HMP
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 20
- IANA Keyword
- HMP
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- Host Monitoring Protocol
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
HMP was standardized in RFC 869 (1983), and is an early network-management protocol, long since superseded by SNMP and other modern tools.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #20 - Host Monitoring 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.