[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: Can A Web Site Be Reliably Defended Against DoSAttacks?
dos attacks can be managed - there's plenty of ways to do this - a lot of work has gone into linux tcp stacks and netfilter to make the more common attacks manageable. but like all defense systems - you're never quote sure where and how the next attack will come. just as you get the stone walls and moats built someone invents the aeroplane.... if the attack comes as web requests or emails there's not a lot you can do because you need to read part of the message to have any chance of working it out. if you run a public website (don't we all?) you rely on the community spirit... rick On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 06:56, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: > Out of the blue... what are the defenses against DoS attacks? > Are they reliable or proximate? > > It seems to me that when the virusHasADoSAgenda events happen, > the credibility of the web architecture and the Internet > architecture for mission critical apps drops dramatically. > > len > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl> >
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