ISC2 CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide

by Mike Chapple

The three-way handshake process (Figure 11.7) is as follows: The client sends a SYN (synchronize) flagged packet to the server. The server responds with a SYN/ACK (synchronize and acknowledge) flagged packet back to the client. The client responds with an ACK (acknowledge) flagged packet back to the server.