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quoth the Dave Jones: |
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> TARPIT |
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Just a caveat: Keep in mind that if a bad guy figures out you are using |
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TARPIT, the very nature of it (ie: persistant connections) opens your box to |
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a severe DOS vulnerability, especially if said bad guy has a bot-net at his |
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disposal. |
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If you know what you are doing, fair enough, but do keep this in mind if you |
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intend to use TARPIT on an outward facing box. |
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-d |
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darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org |
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"...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected..." |
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- Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 |
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