UTI - IP Protocol

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

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

IP Protocol Details

Name
UTI
Abbreviation
UTI
Status
Inactive
IANA Number
120
IANA Keyword
UTI
Network Policy
Drop
Reference
UTI

IP Protocol Status - Inactive

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

IP Protocol Network Policy

IP protocol #120 - UTI - 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.