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A "denial-of-service" attack is characterized by an explicit attempt
by attackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that
service. Examples include
* attempts to "flood" a network, thereby preventing legitimate
network traffic
* attempts to disrupt connections between two machines, thereby
preventing access to a service
* attempts to prevent a particular individual from accessing a
service
* attempts to disrupt service to a specific system or person
Not all service outages, even those that result from malicious
activity, are necessarily denial-of-service attacks. Other types of
attack may include a denial of service as a component, but the denial
of service may be part of a larger attack.
Thanks to CERT.
*CERT\'s full Dos summary [1]
Links:
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[1] http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/denial_of_service.html
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