[dns-operations] DoS with amplification: yet another funny Unix script

[Dobbins, Roland]

On Sep 11, 2012, at 11:38 PM, Vernon Schryver wrote:

> I fear that the technical note linked from that page fails to emphasize enough the drawbacks of firewall defenses against DNS reflection attacks

Beyond the DNS-specific issues cited, putting stateful firewalls in front of *any* server, much less busy DNS servers, is contraindicated.

It just amazes me that people continue to do this.

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