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Re: A code red that could bring down the net?
From: "Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:43:08 -0400
The zap on Network Solutions demonstrated this years ago. Be careful about claims on originality. cache poisoning got 'em. Michael Tench wrote:
Actually I recently wrote a paper on how a cracker can effectively bring the net down. Perhaps later I will post the entire thing on my website. Here is the brief version: 1) The Internet has a limited number of root name servers. 2) An application can easilly be created to perform a DOS attack on these root servers. Considering that most of the traffic on the net requires DNS, this would eefectively bring the Internet down to it's knees. This would be nearly impossible to stop. my .04 Ad Astrada, Michael Tench __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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- Re: A code red that could bring down the net?, (continued)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Birger Toedtmann (Jul 23)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Michael Tench (Jul 23)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Felix Harris (Jul 24)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? David R. Conrad (Jul 25)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Lynn Crumbling (Jul 25)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Sven van ´t Veer (Jul 26)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? security curmudgeon (Jul 26)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Ian Stoba (Jul 25)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Michael Tench (Jul 26)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Jose Nazario (Jul 26)
- Re: A code red that could bring down the net? Meritt James (Jul 24)
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