Re: Preveting DDOS Syn floods on HTTP servers

[Fernando Gont <fernando () gont com ar>]

At 13:16 05/03/2004 +0100, you wrote:

> I was wondering if it was possible for a HTTP servers to prevent DDOS syn=
>  floods, attacks from different IP's, like a attack from a IRC network or=
>  something like that.
> Some people say it's impossible and some say it's possible, so I wonder i=
> f someone can give me the right answer, and if it's possible, how to do i=
> t?

Enable syncookies on your webserver.


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Fernando Gont
e-mail: fernando () gont com ar || fgont () acm org



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