Re: fingerprinting BIND 9.1.0

[Lucas Holt <luke () FOOLISHGAMES COM>]

Hiding a version number does not someone who knows what they are doing, but it
does stop script kiddies out there.  If a 14 year old kid can not figure out what
they are dealing with, they will move on to easier targets.

"William D. Colburn (aka Schlake)" wrote:

> The FAQ file that comes with the distribution already covers all this.
> While it used to seem like a good idea to obfuscate version numbers,
> things like nmap can be written for just about any internet service
> which would make version obfuscation just a false sense of security.
> Even if your version is obscured, a known exploit will still work
> against it if someone tries.  I agree with the BIND people that there
> isn't much point in hiding that information.

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Lucas Holt
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