I've used it to blackhole domains - point it at 127.0.0.1. Otherwise, I don't see it as a security risk so much as lazy administration.
Kurt On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 1:08 PM, Dave Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ve never run into this before, but I have a request to create a wildcard > DNS entry for something like *.trickstuff.mydomain.com, so the DNS entry > would look like > > *. trickstuff.mydomain.com 23.54.200.44 > > > > It seems to work, where I can ping yougoobers.trickstuff.mydomain.com and > it resolves as I’d expect. > > > > Is there much of a security risk associated with this? Just feels wrong… > > > > *David Lum* > > *Systems Administrator III* > *P:** 503.943.2500 <503.943.2500>* > *E:** [email protected] <[email protected]>* > *A:** 1881 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97201* > > > [image: Facebook Link] <https://www.facebook.com/OCHINinc>[image: Twitter > Link] <https://twitter.com/ochininc>[image: Linkedin Link] > <http://www.linkedin.com/company/ochin> www.ochin.org > [image: OCHIN email] > > > > > Attention: Information contained in this message and or attachments is > intended only for the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential > and or privileged material that is protected under State or Federal law. If > you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution > or action taken on it is prohibited. If you believe you have received this > email in error, please contact the sender with a copy to > [email protected], delete this email and destroy all copies. >
