Sprite RPC Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the Sprite RPC Protocol (Sprite-RPC) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
Sprite-RPC is the Sprite RPC Protocol, the remote procedure call mechanism used by the Sprite distributed operating system developed at UC Berkeley.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- Sprite RPC Protocol
- Abbreviation
- Sprite-RPC
- Status
- Inactive
- IANA Number
- 90
- IANA Keyword
- Sprite-RPC
- Network Policy
- Drop
- Reference
- Sprite RPC Protocol
IP Protocol Status - Inactive
Sprite-RPC was documented in a 1986 UC Berkeley technical report, and is historical, tied to the long-discontinued Sprite research operating system.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IP protocol #90 - Sprite RPC 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.