Obsurity is just one layer of security. It is used by IRC servers rather sucessfully for their hub server. http://cavetroll.uwcs.co.uk/ http://cavetroll.uwcs.co.uk/metaserver/
--- Mark Wedel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mitch Obrian wrote: > > Cave's php metaservers are great. The sms's are > sent > > the data by the servers. They then send the info > to > > the cms which sends the info to the other sms's. > This > > way (since the sms's are trusted) the cms is > unDoSable > > as it's ip is unknown except for the trusted sms. > > Since cave's metaservers are written in php they > can > > be hosted anywhere... including hosting companies > with > > near unlimited bandwidth. > > seems to me that making the CMS ip secret is just > security through obscurity. > Once someone discovers that IP through whatever > method, you lose that benefit > - this means the CMS has to be secure on its own. > > > > > We should implement it, it has been written. It is > > good. The time for discussing how it should be > done is > > passed as we allready have a product now. > > You discussed the metaserver/program before, > however, when asked to provide > link/URL, did not provide one. Trying to search for > info on it is pretty > meaningless, as cave is just too common a word. > > > _______________________________________________ > crossfire mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend, have fun online and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ crossfire mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
