Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 20 Dec 1996 08:42:30 -0800 | From | David Bezold <> | Subject | Re: NT vulnerable to attack on CPU |
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On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Oskar Pearson wrote:
> > > _Old problem _ > > > > Hogging the CPU is one of the oldest known forms of denial of service > > attack. So old, in fact, that many operating systems have developed a > > defense. Many forms of Unix allow administrators to set limits on CPU > > usage by user - limiting any one user to 50 percent of available CPU > > cycles, for example. > > > > Almost all forms of Unix also automatically decrease the priority of > > the highest-priority processes when applications become starved for > > CPU time, which is the opposite of what Windows NT does. > >
Once again bitten by insisting on re-inventing Unix and doing so badly.
-Dave
-- David Bezold Fluke Corporation bezold@tc.fluke.com PO Box 9090 M/S 279F Fluke Networks Engineering Everett WA USA 98206-9090
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