To:
"J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@club-internet.fr>
CC:
Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@nic.fr>, Bruce Campbell <bruce.campbell@ripe.net>, Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, Bill Woodcock <woody@pch.net>, dnsop@cafax.se
From:
Masataka Ohta <mohta@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp>
Date:
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 01:59:15 +0859 ()
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<5.1.0.14.0.20021111113644.02aa50b0@mail.club-internet.fr> from"J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" at "Nov 11, 2002 11:38:25 am"
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Subject:
Re: quibbles about what is anycast.
jfc; > This only addresses the DDoS aspect. Shoul not a global security and > stability vision be considered? What are the cons/pros IRT other threats? > To well disseminate a wrong root information is to make sure that > wrong information will be inoculated faster, better, all over. Such attack is more serious with a unicast root server, the single point of compromise. The wrong information is used immediately all over the world. > Will such > a multicasted system be easily restored? Yes. > Let imagine a root hacking > followed by a DDoS to impeach the further root file correction to raeach > one network area. Is that a stupid scenario? DDoS is a good way to give alert to administrators. Masataka Ohta #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # To unsubscribe, send a message to <dnsop-request@cafax.se>.