tcp State Engine

The tcp state engine is used for TCP sessions. This state engine allows simple TCP connections. It cannot handle protocols such as FTP or RSH that have more complicated connection management protocols, especially if they open connections in the reverse direction. In those cases, the appropriate, more specific state engine should be used.

The discriminator for the tcp state engine is the port number of the TCP service.

The tcp state engine has one parameter:

• Lifetime of idle connection in seconds - Specifies the lifetime of an idle connection (default = 86400 seconds or 24 hours)