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> From: Frank Gruellich [mailto:frank@××××××××××××.org] |
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> * Benjamin Jury <benjamin.jury@××××.com> 8. Jan 04 |
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> > If you reject the packet does it not allow you to be used |
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> > for DOSing a host |
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> > via a spoofed IP? |
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> I can't see, how to DoS somebody this way. It binds on attackers side |
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> as much resources as on victims one. A DDoS with many more hosts, |
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> flooding rejecting filters with pakets of _one_ spoofed IP# |
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> (the one of the victim) could do some damage, |
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I apologise, I did mean a DDOS. Though as you said it would not be the |
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most efficient way of performing such an attack. |
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> but discarding pakets is much less expensive than sending answers. |
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Although that would be a fair reason to simply drop the packets. |
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Anyway, Ill go back to lurking. :) |
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