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Codenomicon ARP Test Tool Data Sheet

  • Test tool: Codenomicon ARP Test Tool
  • Direction: Server
  • Tagline: Dependability and Reliability for the Internet

Codenomicon IPv4 Test Tools help software developers, testers and administrators search and eliminate security-related flaws in Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) implementations proactively and cost-effectively. Early elimination of bugs with security implications greatly reduces costs later on in the software lifecycle. Proactive testing improves the quality and reliability of your software and help promote customer trust.

Estimates show that up to 800-900 million people depend on IPv4 for their daily communications needs. Since the inception of the Internet, IPv4 has assumed an unprecedented importance in the global scale. IPv4 implementations are found in almost all modern computer systems. This includes routers, switches, firewalls, desktop and server systems, laptops, PDAs, cell phones and other mobile systems, as well as a large number of various embedded systems. All of these devices are vulnerable to exploitation through externally-supplied malformed protocol data. Effects of malicious data range from transient parsing errors to complete system takeovers. As IPv4 and its associated protocols (TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP, ARP) are in an extremely crucial role in modern society, the dependability and reliability of IPv4 implementations must be verified. IPv4 implementations are often tightly coupled with the underlying operating system, which means that serious flaws in IPv4 protocol handling may easily result in total system compromises. Codenomicon IPv4 Test Tools help prevent this by making IPv4 implementations more robust. Codenomicon IPv4 Test Tools are sold in a bundle, with separate test tools for ARP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, IGMP and core IPv4.

Used specifications

Specification Title
RFC826 Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol
RFC903 A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RFC1293 Inverse Address Resolution Protocol

Test tool general features

  • Fully automated black-box negative testing
  • Ready-made test cases
  • Written in Java(tm)
  • GUI, command line, remote interface modes
  • Instrumentation (health-check) capability
  • Support and maintenance
  • Comprehensive user documentation
  • Results reporting and analysis

Tool-specific information

Tested ARP messages Notes Specifications
ARP request RFC826
ARP response Tested w/o sending the message as an response to ARP request RFC826
RARP request RFC903
RARP response Tested w/o sending the message as an response to RARP request RFC903
InARP request RFC1293
InARP response Tested w/o sending the message as an response to InARP request RFC1293

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