ICANN Targets DDoS Attacks

Mon Nov 4 23:47:32 UTC 2002


	yes.  this is a topic of active discussion within
	the RSSAC.


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> is any active working group persuing this matter seriously?
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> -rgds
> Alok
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: alok <alok.dube at apara.com>
> To: <cjclark at alum.mit.edu>; <Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 4:26 AM
> Subject: Re: ICANN Targets DDoS Attacks
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> >The first, dropping broadcasts destined to your customers, is possibly
> >doable, but not trivial.
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> ------> IGP learnt networks .. a small tweaky bit which learns broadcast
> addresses via the networks in the IGP wud help (again summarization wud make
> it bad)
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> >The second, catching all broadcasts coming
> >in, out, or just passing through, is pretty much impossible.
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> -----> a very small percentage cud be blocked if u were willing to link this
> to BGP learnt networks..at least those are "complete networks", not
> subnetted....
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> ofcourse its a very small portion, mebbe u cud ask guys to send more
> specific BGP routes from now....
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> -A
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