Title :
Denial of service against the Domain Name System
Author_Institution :
SRI Int., USA
Abstract :
Because many network services rely on the Domain Name System, denial-of-service attacks against it can be particularly damaging. This article analyzes such threats and reviews existing and proposed countermeasures for addressing them.
Keywords :
Internet; computer crime; Domain Name System; denial of service attack; network service; Access protocols; Buffer overflow; Computer crime; Computer security; Domain Name System; Floods; Network servers; Privacy; TCPIP; Telecommunication traffic; countermeasures; denial of service; domain name system; network infrastructure; threat analysis;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2006.10
