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Guys, what's the purpose to attack a service like Github?!
by juquinha123 11y ago
Guys, what's the purpose to attack a service like Github?!
- webmonkeyuk 11y agoIt could be for something like this: http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/04/ddos-attacks-that-crippled-github-linked-to-great-firewall-of-china/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/04/ddos-attacks-that-cr...
- rethab 11y agoInstitutions that don't like code that is hosted on / distributed via Github.
- theallan 11y agoProof that you can take down a service as large and as well connected a Github perhaps.
- jsjohnst 11y agoWhat makes you think Github is "large and well connected"? Don't get me wrong, I love GitHub, but due to their architecture decisions, they aren't anywhere near a great example of best practices in the industry for preventing DDoS attacks.
- JosephRedfern 11y agoMaybe they're unable to take down a service larger or better connected than Github, perhaps?
- nly 11y agoI'm intrigued. What architectural decisions?
- jsjohnst 11y agoOne that would really help with DDoS attacks is if they didn't do everything on github.com. Layer 3 DDoS mitigation will always be cheaper and more effective than Layer 7. If it's not obvious what I mean, here's an example: Current: http://github.com/jsjohnst/project http://github.com/jsjohnst/project One (of many) better approaches: http://jsjohnst.github.com/project http://jsjohnst.github.com/project
- otikik 11y agoCitation needed.
- gpvos 11y agoChina does not like some of the projects it hosts, namely the ones used to circumvent its Great Firewall.
- imglorp 11y agoThat's a clear signal those projects have value and that we should work to make more like them.
- mrweasel 11y agoAt some point we should just kick China of the net, just for a week or so. If you really want the Chinese people to protest, try cutting them of from the Internet for a few weeks. Let's see if that won't work.