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Apparatus and method for identifying a domain name system resource exhaustion attack

US9294490B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2014
Grant dateMar 22, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2463/144
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A machine includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to identify a resource attack in response to spikes in the number of unique subdomains being queried and spikes in the number of timeouts or delayed responses from a specified name server.

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