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Bizarre and Unusual Uses of DNS

Protagonista: Peter Lowe
Año: 2023
País: Argentina
Género: Misterio
Track: Infra
Idioma: Inglés

DNS, like almost any protocol or system on the internet, has been used in ways almost from the day it was born that were probably never intended or envisioned by its inventors. This talk is an overview of some of the more interesting ways that people have thought to embrace and extend DNS, from large to small. From static traceroutes to fully-fledged companies using entire protocols based on top of the DNS, there are a hundred different ways where creative people have seen ways to bend it to their will. While a lot of these are now sadly confined to history, taking a look at some of these inventions is always fun and can often be educational. DNS tools, DNS toys, DNS tunneling, and DNS filesystems, are just some of the examples of uses and misuses that we'll take a look at.

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Peter Lowe

DNS Abuse Ambassador for FIRST

Peter Lowe is the FIRST DNS Abuse Ambassador and co-chair of the DNS Abuse SIG. He has worked in or around internet protocols since joining the second internet cafe in the UK in 1995, co-hosts the Not So Critical Update podcast, and maintains one of the popular blocklists used by ad blockers and tracking prevention software. He likes travel and finding new ways to use things in ways they weren't originally intended. Email: [email protected], Twitter and Mastodon: pgl.

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