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DEFCON 21 - DNS May Be Hazardous to Your Health - Robert Stucke

Robert Stucke (bobhex) · 20.5K views · 2013-10-30 · 37:02

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A DEFCON 21 talk by Robert Stucke on DNS errors caused by single-bit flips, which lead to requests for misspelled domains. It shows real-world data on bitsquatting.

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Cited in threads on ECC memory, CPU reliability, and bitsquatting as evidence that bit flips cause real DNS misdirection.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2013–2016

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aimhb · 2013-12 · Recommendation

It was posted here on HN a few days ago, but you might find the DEFCON talk on single bit domain errors relevant: [VIDEO] In summary, some data centers are run hotter than recommended, which leads to a lot of mostly ignored domain resolution errors, which leads to a security risk.

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voltagex_ · 2016-08 · Reference

>We have registered all possible domains that are one bit flip away from ubuntu.com and debian.org. We would like to hand these domains over to the correct authority. Please get in touch if you think you are one. Aha! [LINK] is a talk about "bitsquatting" along the same lines. I'm sure I've seen a newer talk about it too Edit: [VIDEO] is the other video, which also looks at the behaviour of various clients

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vox_mollis · 2015-11 · Reference

This cannot possibly be right. There was a DC21 talk regarding DNS request misfires due to bit flips in non-ECC DRAM, and the researcher was able to collect a surprisingly large number of requests on the basis of this. Edit: found it: [VIDEO]

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