Re: A code red that could bring down the net?

From: Meritt James (meritt_james@bah.com)
Date: 07/24/01 

Message-ID: <3B5D897C.2AF42D77@bah.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:43:08 -0400
From: "Meritt James" <meritt_james@bah.com>
To: michael@mastergeek.com
Subject: Re: A code red that could bring down the net?

The zap on Network Solutions demonstrated this years ago. Be careful
about claims on originality. cache poisoning got 'em.

Michael Tench wrote:
>
> Actually I recently wrote a paper on how a cracker can
> effectively bring the net down. Perhaps later I will
> post the entire thing on my website. Here is the brief
> version:
>
> 1) The Internet has a limited number of root name
> servers.
> 2) An application can easilly be created to perform a
> DOS attack on these root servers.
>
> Considering that most of the traffic on the net
> requires DNS, this would eefectively bring the
> Internet down to it's knees. This would be nearly
> impossible to stop.
>
> my .04
> Ad Astrada,
> Michael Tench
>
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