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Details of the DNS flaw revealedDetails of the DNS flaw revealedPosted Aug 21, 2008 23:23 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)In reply to: Details of the DNS flaw revealed by forthy Parent article: Details of the DNS flaw revealed
the concept of what IP addresses "can't come from that segment" falls apart when you get into the core of the Internet where dynamic routing (via BGP) is used. the dynamic routing is designed so that it can send anyone's traffic anywhere if that's the best way for it to get there.
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Details of the DNS flaw revealed Posted Aug 22, 2008 9:07 UTC (Fri) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link] That's a deficiency in BGP though, or at least a mark of it being designed in days when the internet was a smaller place. It's something which people are trying to address in various ways.
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