[dns-operations] Weird query name "case" queries?

Mark Andrews marka at isc.org
Wed Sep 19 00:41:24 UTC 2012



In message <CAEU_gmf1ARB8khnCxODQRknO1g-Yr0CKWZxSoMAfUyHKtqk4-w at mail.gmail.com>
, Mohamed Lrhazi writes:
> I've noticed quite a bit of queries to our DNS servers, that look
> pretty normal except for the fact that the character case is weird..
> seems to be switching case randomly!

http://courses.isi.jhu.edu/netsec/papers/increased_dns_resistance.pdf

> 
> like:
> 
> nAme1.dOMain.Com
> naMe2.DOMain.coM
> ...
> 
> and so on..
> 
> I am wondering if this my DNS server logging issue, or some bug or
> attack/scan technique out there.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mohamed.
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