I don't see how (but I would love to find out) If they must first authenticate successfully before we boot the other one off then I can't see how it would cause a DOS. If I am missing something please correct me - It wouldn't be the first time :-)
Regards, Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bret Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brian Morris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 1:46 PM Subject: Re: (RADIATOR) Something for the Wish List > That would open a really bad DOS attack. > > Bret > > Brian Morris wrote: > > >Hi folks, > > > >I would like to propose a 'feature' to add to the Radiator wishlist. > > > >How about a feature where, if a customer is not permitted more than one > >simultaneous login, that the system allows the second connection to connect, > >but also drops the first connection. > > > >This will have two benefits to my specific case... > > > >1. If a subscriber was logged in at work then went home but forgot to > >disconnect from work, he can still connect when he gets home without having > >to get us to drop his other connection. (less support requests = happy > >customer = happy support staff = happy manager!) > > > >2. 'Leechers' who buy unlimited access accounts then share them with > >friends will be booted off whenever they break the rules. (less leechers = > >got the bastards = more profit = happy manager!!) > > > >Perhaps a post-auth hook or something could do this. The actual disconnect > >process would be NAS dependant but I am sure it could be done. > > > >Regards, > > > >Brian Morris > >(somewhat happy) Manager, > >NetSpeed > > > > > >=== > >Archive at http://www.open.com.au/archives/radiator/ > >Announcements on [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe, email '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' with > >'unsubscribe radiator' in the body of the message. > > > > > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bret Jordan Dean's Office > Computer Administrator College of Engineering > 801.585.3765 University of Utah > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > === Archive at http://www.open.com.au/archives/radiator/ Announcements on [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, email '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' with 'unsubscribe radiator' in the body of the message.
