What is the intent of a basic SYN flood attack?

A basic SYN flood attack is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack that aims to exhaust the resources of a server by sending a large number of SYN packets and not completing the TCP three-way handshake. The intent of this attack is to exceed the threshold limit of the connection queue, which is the data structure that stores the information about the pending connections. By doing so, the attacker prevents legitimate clients from establishing connections with the server, as the server cannot accept any more SYN requests. A SYN flood attack can be performed with spoofed IP addresses or without IP spoofing, depending on the attacker’s strategy and the server’s configuration. References: [Implementing and Operating Cisco Security Core Technologies (SCOR) v1.0], Module 3: Securing Networks with Firewalls, Lesson 3.2: Firewall Technologies, Topic 3.2.1: Firewall Technologies Overview, Page 8. SYN flood DDoS attack | Cloudflare. How to Perform TCP SYN Flood DoS Attack & Detect it with Wireshark - Kali Linux hping3. SYN flood - Wikipedia. SYN Flood Attack | SpringerLink. What Is a SYN Flood Attack? | F5.