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Codenomicon ICMP Test Tool Data Sheet
- Test tool: Codenomicon ICMP 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 |
|---|---|
| RFC792 | Internet Control Message Protocol |
| RFC950 | Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure |
| RFC1256 | ICMP Router Discovery Messages |
| RFC1393 | Traceroute Using an IP Option |
| RFC1788 | ICMP Domain Name Messages |
| RFC2521 | ICMP Security Failures Messages |
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 ICMP messages | Notes | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Destination-Unreachable | RFC792 | |
| Time-Exceeded | RFC792 | |
| Parameter-Problem | RFC792 | |
| Source-Quench | RFC792 | |
| Redirect | RFC792 | |
| Echo-Request | RFC792 | |
| Echo-Response | RFC792 | |
| Timestamp-Request | RFC792 | |
| Timestamp-Response | RFC792 | |
| Information-Request | RFC792 | |
| Information-Response | RFC792 | |
| Address-Mask-Request | RFC950 | |
| Address-Mask-Response | RFC950 | |
| Router-Advertisement | RFC1256 | |
| Router-Solicitation | RFC1256 | |
| Traceroute | RFC1393 | |
| Domain-Name-Request | RFC1788 | |
| Domain-Name-Reply | RFC1788 | |
| Security-Failure | RFC2521 |
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