Re: FreeBSD DDoS protection

Fleuriot Damien <[email protected]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:46:26 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.isp
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Feb 12, 2013, at 6:34 PM, [email protected] wrote:

> As my response stated filter ICMP except where necessary. I can state coming from a mitigation background that there are ways to safely do it without causing any issues. However, yes, you can still filter ICMP and remain compliant with an example pf rule like:
> icmp_types = "{ echoreq, unreach }"
> 

breaks traceroute :(



> But in real life situations under constant attacks, blocking ICMP can be a large part of keeping businesses online.
> 

YMMV but I'd advise rate limiting instead of plain blocking.

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