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Fwd: Re: [Community Leaders] java.net is slow today

From: Paul Sterk <Paul.Sterk_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:42:53 -0700

java.net is being restarted. It should be up in about 40 min +/- 10min.

Paul

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [Community Leaders] java.net is slow today
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:35:55 -0700
From: Eric Renaud <erenaud_at_collab.net>
Reply-To: communityleaders_at_communityleads.dev.java.net
Organization: CollabNet, Inc.
To: communityleaders_at_communityleads.dev.java.net
CC: Janice Roberts Wilson <Janice.Wilson_at_Sun.COM>



Latest Update -

java.net is being restarted.

Eric Renaud wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Okay - here's the status from VP of Ops:
>
> The synchonized DoS attack has shifted and they're (Ops/CERT) blocking
> IPs again to combat this. They've been
> working on this for about the last hour. The incoming requests
> (attacks) have been reduced since they
> started so progress is being made rapidly.
>
> We will ensure that the requested unblocked IPs remain open or get
> reopened if they are caught in the sweep
> (we have them all documented, of course).
>
> Clearly someone does not like java.net . . .
>
> I'll send more info as soon as I have it.
>
> Eric
>
> Eric Renaud wrote:
>> FYI that I've already called our VP of Operations to let him know the
>> site is /slow/
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> Paul Sterk wrote:
>>>
>>> Note the report below. Sailfin site is also slow today.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>> Salut,
>>>>
>>>> Atmosphere and Grizzly pages are extremely really slow this morning
>>>> again...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> -- Jeanfrancois
>>>>
>>>> Paul Sterk wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI. Update from communityleader meeting minutes:
>>>>>
>>>>> Meeting 10/6:
>>>>>
>>>>> 30 minute recording here:
>>>>> https://communityleads.dev.java.net/servlets/ProjectDocumentList?folderID=11540
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - latest update on the IP blocks and recovery from the DOS attack -
>>>>> the attack is still happening, we're opening IPs by request and also
>>>>> opening a range at a time to see if they are safe or not. Also have
>>>>> ordered new routers that have more bandwidth and better software to
>>>>> help prevent these attacks in the future, no delivery date.
>>>>>
>>>>> Meeting 10/5:
>>>>>
>>>>> * Meeting minutes
>>>>> o Outage
>>>>> + outage caused by an attack. Not sure where the
>>>>> source
>>>>> is yet.
>>>>> o Blocked IPs
>>>>> + Africa, Russia and China were blocked. Other
>>>>> subdomains got blocked by accident.
>>>>> + Continuing efforts to unblock IPs
>>>>> + Spoofed IPs make it difficult to identify the
>>>>> source
>>>>> of the attack.
>>>>> + To get it right, you will need an unacceptably
>>>>> high
>>>>> number if IP addresses in the router.
>>>>> + Instead, block based on Class A networks. However,
>>>>> this will include IPs that are not in the
>>>>> blacklisted
>>>>> country.
>>>>> + Attacks are still coming to the router, but the
>>>>> router
>>>>> is blocking.
>>>>> + Ordered new hardware[1] and software to block the
>>>>> SDNs. No delivery date yet. About a month or so
>>>>> from now.
>>>>> + Aside from emails, hard to say which domains are
>>>>> blocked. + Between Fri and today (Mon) only 10 IP
>>>>> requests have
>>>>> come in.
>>>>> + New announcement will go out to community leaders
>>>>> about blocked IPs.
>>>>> + An issue has been filed with suncert.
>>>>> o Plan
>>>>> + Use IP blacklisting until new hardware and
>>>>> software
>>>>> are installed.
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] http://www.f5.com/products/big-ip/
>>>>>
>>>
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