[dns-operations] the mathematics of kaminsky spoofing probability
sthaug at nethelp.no
sthaug at nethelp.no
Mon Aug 4 13:36:46 UTC 2008
> Whenever we get a forged answer (qID, port, ...) we process the packet
> as usual, but instead of sending the reply and changing the cache,
> we just put a flag on all cached entries which would have been changed
> by this reply.
>
> Whenever a matching answer is received, it cannot change any cache
> entries where this flat is set.
Sounds reasonable. However, such a flag would need some kind of timeout
or aging mechanism so the flag doesn't stick forever. Possibly normal
TTL processing would be sufficient.
Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no
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