> -----Original Message-----
> From: atit jariwala [mailto:atit@elitecore.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:19 PM
> To: squid-users@squid-cache.org
> Subject: [squid-users] SYN flood attack
>
>
> Hello SQUID Users
> I am using SQUID 2.5 STABLE1
> i faced SYN flood attck on my squid... and it caused squid to
> run out of
> file descriptor...
A SYN flood attack should be easy to fix for Squid.
1) You should deny access to the squid port from the Internet. There is
no
real need to open yourself up to attack like that.
2) Track down SYN floods from your LAN, and take after the user with a
"big stick".
>
> does squid provides any support to prevent it?
> or is there any other solution to overcome it
>
> -- atit
>
>
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