I was under the (possibly mistaken) impression that the attacker was just flooding the network with traffic?
On Sat, 7 Sep 2019, 12:25 John Erling Blad, <jeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are several papers about how to stop DDoS by using cryptographic > puzzles.[1] The core idea is to give the abuser some algorithmic work he > has to solve, thereby forcing him to waste processing power, and then to > slow him down to a manageable level.[2] That only work if you are the > target, and not some intermediary are targeted. > > Could it be a solution for the WMF servers? > > [1] http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/24944/1/mehmud_abliz_dissertation.pdf > (just a random pick) > [2] > > https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/answer/TLS-protocol-Can-a-client-puzzle-improve-security > (about > TLS, but can also be done at the application level) > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
