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Re: syncookie monsters ?

To: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: syncookie monsters ?
From: Petru Paler <ppetru@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 21:39:48 +0200
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <200102161936.WAA07225@ms2.inr.ac.ru>; from kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru on Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 10:36:52PM +0300
References: <20010216210024.B1900@ppetru.net> <200102161936.WAA07225@ms2.inr.ac.ru>
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On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 10:36:52PM +0300, kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > So, what is the actual truth ? Are syncookies good to use for
> > loaded servers ?
> 
> Provided server is configured so that sending cookies is never
> triggered and considering each event of triggering syncookies
> as sign of misconfiguration rather than an attack.

So they have no use in defeating SYN flood attacks ?

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