SECURE-VMTP - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Secure Versatile Message Transaction Protocol (SECURE-VMTP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
SECURE-VMTP is a security-enhanced variant of the Versatile Message Transaction Protocol adding authentication and confidentiality.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Secure Versatile Message Transaction Protocol
- Abbreviation
- SECURE-VMTP
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 82
- IANA Keyword
- SECURE-VMTP
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- SECURE-VMTP
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
SECURE-VMTP was a research follow-on to VMTP from the late 1980s, and is historical and was never widely deployed.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #82 - Secure Versatile Message 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.