[ILUG-Cochin.org] Don’t be a Victim of DNS Security Holes

[Mahesh Aravind]

Hi *,

In the light of the recent DNS cache poisoning vulnerability that is being hotly debated among security experts, here's a simple method to prevent it.

http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/08/04/don%e2%80%99t-be-a-victim-of-dns-security-holes/

Please do check your DNS server from Dan Kaminsky's (_the_ guy who discovered the vulnerability -- the hero of this year's DefCon 16 annual hacker conference) site.  "Check My DNS button" at http://www.doxpara.com/?p=1176

I use OpenDNS, and I am happy with it.  Althought OpenDNS dosen't guarentee you protection, its safer.  You might need to do your _own_ tweaking to guarantee you further protection.

No worries,
Mahesh Aravind

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