Discard

Description

This indicates an attempt to use the Discard protocol.
The Discard protocol is used for testing and debugging purposes. It is usually transmitted on TCP or UDP port 9.

Affected Products

Discard

Impact

Unexpected network communication

Technology

Browser-Based, Network-Protocol, Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Cloud-Based, Mobile-Device

Behavior

• Reasonable

Default Ports

• TCP/9
• UDP/9

References

• http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc863.html