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2008-08-07 Science & Technology

DNS network address bug worse than feared.

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Posted by 3dc 2008-08-07 11:39|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Seems to be a bit of a Y2K non-event.

Now that enough servers have been patched I'd like to see what I'm supposed to be worried about.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-08-07 12:57|| 2008-08-07 12:57|| Front Page Top

#2 3dc,

Good idea except one vulnerability. If the GPS system went down due to sabatoge, unless computers were designed to keep in memory its last known GPS coordinates, all on-line communications would cease.

Also, something else that could be a problem that may also have solutions given enough thought, is security. Looking at the address that datapackets are going to can expose precisely where a computer (I.E. military computer out in the battle field or at the Pentagon) is located by the GPS info in the header...

Posted by Snosing and Tenille9185 2008-08-07 17:20|| 2008-08-07 17:20|| Front Page Top

#3 For civilian use it would be ideal. Military might need scrambling. For instance - you would be able to derive the location of that hacker.....
think about it ... hacker ... base ball bat... hacker...
Plus... you could easily block a region...
Chinese hacking your site... blocked
Smart assed heckler from say GREECE ... blocked.

Posted by 3dc 2008-08-07 18:37|| 2008-08-07 18:37|| Front Page Top

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