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What stops attackers from poisoning the DHT? Could one publish false name <--> IP address associations?
by frumiousirc 10y ago
What stops attackers from poisoning the DHT? Could one publish false name <--> IP address associations?
- ycmbntrthrwaway 10y agoCryptography. Identity is not simply a name. You don't choose it but generate.
- magila 10y agoThe crypto would stop you from actually impersonating the target, but you could easily DOS someone by flooding the DHT with bogus data for their id. Edit: You could also get the IPs of all the people trying to contact the target.