Re: spoofing the ethernet address

[pauli_ojanpera () HOTMAIL COM (Pauli Ojanpera)]

> From: "Ex Machina [xm]" <xm () geekmafia dynip com>
> Subject: Re: spoofing the ethernet address
> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 17:57:39 -0500 (EST)
> On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Pauli Ojanpera wrote:
>
>   [snip]
>
> > What do you think, would it be possible, feasible or just nice
> > to apply some kind of a public key authentification to the
> > hardware addresses so that the address would be the 'challenge'
> > I don't know if that is the right word even.
>
>   [snip]
>
> THe problem with a system like this is that by generating a large amount of
> false requests, an attacker can bog down a victim by forcing them to
> attempt many authentications. Instant DoS attack.

AFAIK to achieve a DoS on Ethernet you need nothing but broadcast
messages.

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