[openbeosnetteam] Re: what about attacks?

Hi Kobe.

No, good thoughts and we'll be doing our best to keep this in mind :)

We're still not even able to talk over the network using the kernel code, so
it's still a bit early to be overly concerned :)

david

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kobi Lurie" <k_lurie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 6:36 PM
Subject: [openbeosnetteam] what about attacks?


> Hello,
> I'm just a lurker on this list, with a morbid fascination about this work.
> i used to be on betp.
>
> in any case, I was wondering, if we (umm, you) could add tests (sort of
like extreme programming unit tests)
>  so that denial of service attacks won't happen..
> especially now that david's building it as a kernel module, if the network
crashes i lose my whole machine.
> maybe even deliberately not implement certain exploitable areas.
>
> I don't know much but icmp type 3 "nukes" used to kick ppl off the net
over a long period of time on irc if performed
> from a fast machine.(as well as bonk teardrop smurf and so on and on -- i
did the company's firewall, so i learned some
> stuff though it was really low budget and software based)
>
> i believe having a design at this early stage of how we won't be affected,
and be as stable as possible is
> very valueable so as to not go thru the workaround fixes way mswindows
does.
>
> is there such plan or are we too alpha to even think of it?
>
>
>
>

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