"trivial" changes to DNS (was: OpenNTPProject.org)

Thu Jan 16 17:19:44 UTC 2014

On Jan 16, 2014 9:08 AM, "Andrew Sullivan" <asullivan at dyn.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 11:48:56AM -0500, Christopher Morrow wrote:
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> > I totally agree... I was actually joking in my last note :( sorry for
> > not adding the ":)" as requisite in email.
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> I'm sorry my humour is now so impaired from reading 1net and other
> such things that I didn't figure it out!
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> > So... what other options are there to solve the larger problem […]
>
> If I knew, I'd run out an implement it rather than talk about it!
>
> A
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Well. These reflection attacks have something in common. The big ones
(chargen, dns, ntp) are all IPv4 UDP. And these are all *very* big.

I hate to throw the baby out with the bathwater, but in my network, IPv4
UDP is overstaying it's welcome. Just like IPv4  ICMP in 2001 - 2003, its
fate is nearly certain.

I hope QUIC does not stay on UDP, as it may find itself cut off at the
legs.

CB

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