I Use Zip Bombs to Protect My Server

Re:I Use Zip Bombs to Protect My Server by malfist on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @08:03PM (#43839570)

I mean, if I make a new compression algorithm that says a 10GB file of zeros is represented with a single specific byte, that would technically be compression.

All depends on how much magic you want to shove into an "algorithm"

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Re:I Use Zip Bombs to Protect My Server by rtkwe on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @11:09PM (#43840868)

If it's not standard I count the extra program required to decompress it as part of the archive.

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Re:I Use Zip Bombs to Protect My Server by eru on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @02:04AM (#43841733)

Yes, though in this case that wouldn't add much.

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