Re: I-D ACTION:draft-huitema-multi6-addr-selection-00.txt

[marcelo bagnulo braun <marcelo@it.uc3m.es>]

El 21/10/2004, a las 11:38, David Gethings escribió:

> On Wednesday 20 October 2004 17:39, marcelo bagnulo braun wrote:
> > I may not be understanding your point here...
> > The proposed mechanism is to be used for initiating communications, 
> > not
> > when the host receives an incoming communication.
> > I mean, the DOSer doesn't have a mechanism to trigger the multiple
> > packets, i think.
> >
> > Am i missing your point?
> Perhaps a bit. Suppose the DOS'er has control of a dual homed node. He 
> then
> installs some code that initiates communication with a target. For 
> every
> packet this code sends the stack will send two. This will multiply the 
> effect
> of the attack.
>
> I'm not saying that this mechanism facilitates DOS'ing but it could 
> multiple
> it's effects without any additional effort by the DOS'er.

Ok, i see your point and i agree

however, once that an attacker has control over a given node, i am not 
sure if there is much difference in the required effort to send one or 
two packets.

Anyway, thanks for your comment, regards, marcelo

> Cheers
>
> Dg
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