SSL/TLS Handshake Exhaustion Attack Detected

Darshan Thummar@Mighty

•updated Jun 12, 2026•0•0•1

This rule detects a potential SSL/TLS Handshake Exhaustion Attack. It triggers when a high volume of TCP SYN packets (flags:S) are observed targeting port 443 (HTTPS) on the home network within a short timeframe. Specifically, it looks for more than 200 SYN packets to the same destination within a 5-second window, indicating an attempt to overwhelm the server with handshake requests, leading to a denial of service.