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DNS AMPLIFICATION LIMITS AND SOLUTIONS - DNSCURVER ALTERNATE TO DNSSEC

What is   DNS Amplification Attack   ? Before we understand the DNS Amplification Attack, lets learn about DDoS first. Distributed denial-of-service Attack (DDoS), is a cyber threat looming large on Organizations. It adversely affects the online productivity of individuals too. Anyone who relies on their Internet presence to generate revenue can be a target. The Security tangent comes in question here. First, let us understand what DoS attack is. A denial of service (DoS) attack is a malicious attempt to make a server or a network resource unavailable to users. This is usually performed by interrupting or suspending the services of a host connected to the Internet. Distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks are DoS attacks launched from multiple hosts simultaneously. The flood of incoming messages to the target system forces it to shut down or choke bandwidth. Hence, denying service to the legitimate users. The domain name system (DNS) is one of the most critical service that