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Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

  • From: bdragon
  • Date: Mon Aug 04 19:01:58 2003 
> >>>> Filtering the bogons does help, and everyone should perform anti-spoofing
> >>>> in the appropriate places.  It isn't, however, a silver bullet.
> >>> it's necessary but not sufficient.
> >> anti-spoofing is useful, but vastly insufficient, and hence not necessary
> > anti-spoofing eliminates certain avenues of attack allowing one to focus
> > on remaining avenues, and hence (as Vix stated) is necessary but not
> > sufficient.
> 
> it turns 1% of the technical problem into a massive social business
> problem which, even if it was solvable (which it practically isn't),
> would also be addressed by technical solutions where no spoofing is
> involved.
> 
> but it would provide a lot of fun and soapboxes for wannabe net
> police and vigilantes.
> 
> randy

What is your solution which addresses the 100%? 99%? 50%?

What problems does anti-spoofing create?