> I tried looking it up and couldn’t find an authoritative answer. I mean, who do you consider authoritative? Googling "amplification attack" will give you pl

> I tried looking it up and couldn’t find an authoritative answer. I mean, who do you consider authoritative? Googling "amplification attack" will give you plenty of descriptions from tons of sources. Take your pick. Though most will talk about DNS amplication attacks because that's the simplest example.