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Date:      Fri, 10 Jan 2003 02:25:53 +0300 (MSK)
From:      "."@babolo.ru
To:        Josh Brooks <user@mail.econolodgetulsa.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What is my next step as a script kiddie ? (DDoS)
Message-ID:  <1042154753.510477.852.nullmailer@cicuta.babolo.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20030109101652.E78856-100000@mail.econolodgetulsa.com>

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> With the help of people in this group I have largely solved my problems -
> by simply placing in rules to drop all packets except the ones going to
> ports/services that are actually in use on the destination, I have found
> that even during a large attack (the kinds that used to cripple me) I have
> no problems at all - a lot of packets simply get dropped and that's that.
> 
> But, I am concerned ... I am concerned that the attacks will simply
> change/escalate to something else.
> 
> If I were a script kiddie, and I suddenly saw that all of my garbage
> packets to nonexistent ports were suddenly being dropped, and say I nmap'd
> the thing and saw that those ports were closed - what would my next step
> be ?  Prior to this the attacks were very simply a big SYN flood to random
> ports on the victim, and because of the RSTs etc., all this traffic to
> nonexistent ports flooded the firewall off.
> 
> So what do they do next ?  What is the next step ?  The next level of
> sophistication to get around the measures I have put into place (that have
> been very successful - I have an attack ongoing as I write this, and it
> isn't hurting me at all)
> 
> -------
> 
> I am hoping that the answer is "same attack, but bigger - more bandwidth,
> in an attempt to saturate your pipe" because the victims ae low profile
> enough that it is unlikely enough people could pool enough resources to
> make this happen.  But then again, maybe there is something sophisticated
> that a small attacker could do - and that is what I am trying to figure
> out and prevent before it happens.
What is your goal?
To protect your router or to protect your client?
This is a big difference.
And may be police is best way for both
in long term.


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