Author: Neil Fincham 2014-07-30 21:03:31
Published on: 2014-07-30T21:03:31+00:00
The email thread discusses the issue of abusive behavior in Bitcoin network, where some connections are sending frequent requests. The version message sent by these connections reveals the user's IP address but not the sender's. The concern is that this behavior could be used for DDoS attacks and deep scans to gather information that can harm the Bitcoin network. While it is difficult to authenticate such connections, Neil suggests blocking those that send incorrect information like IP addresses of 0.0.0.0 or the users' own IP. However, this may lead to spoofing regular clients, which is not a desirable outcome. It is clear that this is an issue that needs to be addressed, although there is no clear solution at this point.
Updated on: 2023-06-09T01:40:42.782587+00:00