[quake3] Re: Rcon DoS

[DD]

White list or per-connection limits are best way it seems. DDoS is a
different monster, no fixes to the code can prevent someone from doing
that. Only solution in that case is either null-routing or hosting the
server at providers who specialize in that area, usually for IRC
shells.

DD

On 12/4/06, Neil Toronto <ntoronto at cs.byu.edu> wrote:
> DD wrote:
> > Maybe adding the ability to allow rcon commands only from certain IP
> > block would help. Similar to banips, but like a whitelist, who can use
> > rcon and other remote features.
>
> If you could do that, you might also make the limit apply
> per-connection. Of course, a dedicated script kiddie could always
> commandeer a few hundred zombies...
>