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Re: pool.ntp.org NTP servers
- From: Matt Zimmerman
- Date: Tue Jun 10 16:59:33 2003
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 12:15:19AM -0400, Sean Donelan wrote:
> As a general principle, having an open UDP port exposes your network
> infrastructure to either something like a NTP worm (if one was written)
> or a great attack amplifier by spoofing NTP queries from a victim's IP
> address. You can search Google for other NTP specific security issues.
I don't see how a (unicast) NTP service could be used as an effective
amplifier, though it could be used to conceal the source of a ~1:1 DDoS
attack.
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- mdz
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