IRTP - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol (IRTP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
IRTP is the Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol, an early transport protocol designed to provide reliable request/response transactions over IP.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol
- Abbreviation
- IRTP
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 28
- IANA Keyword
- IRTP
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- IRTP
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
IRTP was documented in RFC 938 (1985), and is an experimental transaction protocol, historical and not in modern use.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #28 - Internet Reliable Transaction 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.