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#77: DDoS: take down a server, one request at a time
Denial-of-service attack tries to take down a server by sending
specially-crafted requests. The simplest form of this attack is just
sending a lot of requests in a short period of time. But more
sophisticated methods are possible. For example, sending a single
unusual request that overwhelms the server. One such example is a ZIP
bomb, that I’ll explain later. But the most widespread technique
requires a large number of attacking servers. Also known as distributed
denial-of-service. DDoS for short.
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By Tomasz NurkiewiczDenial-of-service attack tries to take down a server by sending
specially-crafted requests. The simplest form of this attack is just
sending a lot of requests in a short period of time. But more
sophisticated methods are possible. For example, sending a single
unusual request that overwhelms the server. One such example is a ZIP
bomb, that I’ll explain later. But the most widespread technique
requires a large number of attacking servers. Also known as distributed
denial-of-service. DDoS for short.
Read more: https://nurkiewicz.com/77
Get the new episode straight to your mailbox: https://nurkiewicz.com/newsletter