<h1 id="tcp-flags-list">TCP Flags List</h1>
<ul>
<li>SYN (synchronize): Packets that are used to initiate a connection.
</li>
<li>ACK (acknowledgment): Packets that are used to confirm that the data packets have been received, also used to confirm the initiation request and tear down requests
</li>
<li>RST (reset): Signify the connection is down or maybe the service is not accepting the requests
</li>
<li>FIN (finish): Indicate that the connection is being torn down. Both the sender and receiver send the FIN packets to gracefully terminate the connection
</li>
<li>PSH (push): Indicate that the incoming data should be passed on directly to the application instead of getting buffered
</li>
<li>URG (urgent): Indicate that the data that the packet is carrying should be processed immediately by the TCP stack
</li>
</ul>
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# TCP Flags List



- SYN (synchronize): Packets that are used to initiate a connection.

- ACK (acknowledgment): Packets that are used to confirm that the data packets have been received, also used to confirm the initiation request and tear down requests

- RST (reset): Signify the connection is down or maybe the service is not accepting the requests

- FIN (finish): Indicate that the connection is being torn down. Both the sender and receiver send the FIN packets to gracefully terminate the connection

- PSH (push): Indicate that the incoming data should be passed on directly to the application instead of getting buffered

- URG (urgent): Indicate that the data that the packet is carrying should be processed immediately by the TCP stack

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TCP Packets with Tcp Flags

TCP Flags List