[161725] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Open Resolver Problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Adams)
Tue Mar 26 08:59:57 2013
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:59:44 -0500
From: Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
To: "North American Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org>
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Once upon a time, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu> said:
> Now explain how you find a recursive nameserver that isn't listed in an NS
> entry and *hasn't* been publicized someplace that Google can find it.
The same way you find open mail relays, SSH hosts with weak
user/password combos, bad WordPress installs, etc. - scan for them. If
it is open to the Internet, it will be found (or probably already has
been).
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Chris Adams <cmadams@hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
