Re: ICANN Targets DDoS Attacks

[bmanning () vacation karoshi com]

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


> is any active working group persuing this matter seriously?
>
> -rgds
> Alok
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: alok <alok.dube () apara com>
> To: <cjclark () alum mit edu>; <Valdis.Kletnieks () 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.
>
> ------> 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)
>
> > The second, catching all broadcasts coming
> > in, out, or just passing through, is pretty much impossible.
>
> -----> 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....
>
> ofcourse its a very small portion, mebbe u cud ask guys to send more
> specific BGP routes from now....
>
> -A