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Unless I'm mis-understanding it doesn't just wallop the owner of the site. It wallops all of that site's users as well. I know Google is less likely to be wallo
by greggman 10y ago
Unless I'm mis-understanding it doesn't just wallop the owner of the site. It wallops all of that site's users as well. I know Google is less likely to be walloped but imagine a site similar to Google docs or gmail went down until the key expires. That's not just going to affect the site, it affects all of it's users.
- tptacek 10y agoUsers can still get their data; the owners need to stand up another hostname. They're inconvenienced. But the attack is devastating to companies, who depend on user convenience to attract and retain users.