IPLT Protocol

This page provides IP protocol information on the IPLT Protocol (IPLT) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.

IPLT is a protocol registered with IANA in the late 1990s with limited surviving public documentation on its intended purpose or origin.

IP Protocol Details

Name
IPLT Protocol
Abbreviation
IPLT
Status
Inactive
IANA Number
129
IANA Keyword
IPLT
Network Policy
Drop
Reference
IPLT Protocol

IP Protocol Status - Inactive

IPLT is a little-documented protocol registration, and is historical, with no known modern deployment.

IP Protocol Network Policy

IP protocol #129 - IPLT 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.