[Zope] - ZServer
Jim Fulton
jim@digicool.com
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:45:54 -0500
Michel Pelletier wrote:
>
> I noticed that when you FTP into ZServer it doesn't matter
> what userid or password you use, it allways says 'Login Successful'.
> Of course, your not authorized to see anything but your still
> logged in and there is still an open Medusa channel. Couldn't this
> be a hole into a possible Denial of Service attack?
How is this different from anonymous FTP?
How do other servers limit denial of service attacks
on anonymous FTP?
Note that a medusa connection does not consume many
resources and doesn't tie up the application
in any way.
Jim