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D/DoS mitigation hardware/software needed.
On Jan 5, 2010, at 12:05 PM, Rick Ernst wrote:
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> A solution preferably that integrates with NetFlow and RTBH. An in-line solution obviously requires an appliance, or at least special/additional hardware.
The key is to not be inline all the time, but only inline *when needed*. This removes operational complexity, provides the ability to oversubscribe, and simplifies the routine troubleshooting matrix.
> I'm looking at taking the first whack at immediate mitigation at the border/edge (upstream) via uRPF and RTBH.
Good plan.
> Additional mitigation would be via manual or automatic RTBH or security/abuse@ involvement with upstreams.
Automagic is generally bad, as it can be gamed.
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