meebi
Re:IRC Networks Under Systematic Attack From Governments
on Thursday February 06, 2014 @09:11AM (#7190428)
On any sensible IRCd this won't happen. Users sneaking in during netsplits will be booted as netriders when the split closes.
Re:IRC Networks Under Systematic Attack From Governments
on Thursday February 06, 2014 @09:10AM (#7190424)
CPU load is not the primary issue. SSL on IRC networks for client connections cannot assert that the communication is secure (for example, that all clients in a channel actually bothered to verify the SSL certificate properly). This issue will remain until client verification techniques such as DANE and DNSSEC are widely adopted on for IRC usage.
Re:IRC Networks Under Systematic Attack From Governments
on Thursday February 06, 2014 @09:03AM (#7190395)
Most DDoS attacks directed at IRC networks are not government related. IRC networks have a long and proud history of being one of the most DDoS-prone targets on the internet.
Re:IRC Networks Under Systematic Attack From Governments
on Thursday February 06, 2014 @08:50AM (#7190328)
According to the leaked documents, denial of the targeted users to communicate with each other.