On 1/23/09, John Doe jdmls@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi everybody,
Right now, we are blocking pings and traceroutes to our website. But, in order for our members to test the connection when they are experiencing slow browsing, we are thinking about unblocking them... Are there still any security issues (flooding, etc...) in enabling them or is that an old problem fixed a long time ago?
Thanks, JD
Can't help you on that specific question. However do you have the luxury of having your members coming from a block of IPs so you could open pings to that block only. Even if it included more than just your members (i.e. all pings from a particular ISP or geographical area) at least it would reduce your visibility thus reduce your vulnerability should it be an issue.
Jacques B.