IDPR-CMTP - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the IDPR Control Message Transport Protocol (IDPR-CMTP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
IDPR-CMTP is the IDPR Control Message Transport Protocol, the companion control-message channel used to support the Inter-Domain Policy Routing Protocol.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- IDPR Control Message Transport Protocol
- Abbreviation
- IDPR-CMTP
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 38
- IANA Keyword
- IDPR-CMTP
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- IDPR-CMTP
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
IDPR-CMTP was part of the early-1990s IDPR research effort, and was experimental and has long been obsolete alongside IDPR itself.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #38 - IDPR Control Message Transport 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.