Re: anti-ddos test solutions ?

[travis abrams <tabrams4 () gmail com>]

I would suggest looking at Breaking Point Systems. They have boxes that can
generate lots of traffic and they can also run exploits against the systems.
HD Moore was affiliated with this company at some point so Metasploit is
probably used for vulnerability testing.

Travis

www.theIPSGuy.com



On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 2:45 AM, jul <jul_bsd () yahoo fr> wrote:

> Hello nanogers,
>
> Following the multiple thread on ddos attack, I was asking myself how
> someone could test chosen solutions.
> In most cases, you can't load your Internet access in the same way
> attackers will (does someone have a botners with ten thousands computers
> or more :) ?)
> But a solution to test basic attack (synflood, slowloris, socktress,
> ...) with 10 to hundred computers would be interesting, so not a tool
> but more a service.
>
> Found only Parabon [1] on Google
>
> Does someone know something similar ?
>
> Thanks
> Best regards,
>
>                Jul
>
> Note: Please, don't forget this kind of public tests have some serious
> legal impact and you need to have an agreement with your ISP/operators
> to do it in most countries.
> Note2: Google has a lot of answers. Most of them are about tool and
> methodology, so not sure for a live test. I'm not looking for a lab
> solution but real one with business acceptation (and a wise choice on
> the hours of the test so front-end can be switch to "maintenance mode")
>
> [1] New grid service simulates DDoS attacks, May 2009
>
> http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/security-products/business-continuity/news/index.cfm?newsId=14640


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