On 1/23/09, John Doe <jd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi everybody, > > Right now, we are blocking pings and traceroutes to our website. > But, in order for our members to test the connection when they are > experiencing slow browsing, we are thinking about unblocking them... > Are there still any security issues (flooding, etc...) in enabling them or is > that an old problem fixed a long time ago? > > Thanks, > JD
Can't help you on that specific question. However do you have the luxury of having your members coming from a block of IPs so you could open pings to that block only. Even if it included more than just your members (i.e. all pings from a particular ISP or geographical area) at least it would reduce your visibility thus reduce your vulnerability should it be an issue. Jacques B. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
