Re: Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing in dealing with DDoS

On 11/6/09 10:52 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:

* Stefan Fouant:

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Obviously the cloud is no different than any other infrastructure insofar as implementing protection mechanisms.

It's different in one aspect, though: you don't know with whom you're sharing your toothbrush.

I love the analogy, though I feel the need to replace my toothbrush. I also think that clouds have a tendency to do usage based billing, and hence a DDOS can run your meter, which perhaps is where Stefan Fouant gets to the idea of EDOS. Eliot