BSDCan2017 - 0722d

BSDCan 2017
The Technical BSD Conference

Speakers
Henning Brauer
Schedule
Day Talks #2 - 10 June - 2017-06-10
Room DMS 1120
Start time 11:15
Duration 01:00
Info
ID 816
Event type Lecture
Language used for presentation English

tcp synfloods

an old yet current problem, and improving pf's response

TCP Synfloods have been with us for decades.

Why are they still a problem?

What countermeasures have been implemented in network stacks?

How can we improve pf's synflood handling?

I'm working on pf to detect synfloods and then cope better with them then we already do.

I'll explain why this so old problem is still current and hasn't been solved.

We'll then look at common countermeasures, their effectivity, and their downsides.

And eventually, I'll detail the upcoming changes to pf improving synflood resiliency for pf itself and protection for the hosts behind.