[Chapter-delegates] Net Stability

[Narelle Clark]

> From:  Franck Martin
> Sent: Saturday, 6 May 2006 10:53 PM
> 
>
http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2006/04/07/when-firmware-attacks-ddos
-by-d-link

I recall seeing this before:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~plonka/netgear-sntp/ gives a really lengthy
account of other manufacturers and what befell the Australian national
NTP server. I recall that had to be blocked at the carrier/IAP level.

I suspect more of this will continue to happen as "everything goes
IP"...

> Another example where ISOC could get involved to increase net
stability.
> 
> How? I'm not sure yet...
> 
> May be like the FSF, providing legal and technical services?
Certifying 
> Internet appliance and software?


A darn good idea. There are plenty of certification programs, and the
trusted third party status ISOC has would make it even better. Perhaps
if someone set up the business plan and the methodologies, we could
'franchise' it amongst ourselves as Chapters.

Start at the latest RFC# and work backwards... There's a massive amount
of non compliance! With some services/systems being more detrimental
than others.


Cheers

Narelle Clark
Vice President ISOC-AU

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