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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:53:55 +0100
From: Sebastian Krahmer <krahmer@...e.de>
To: Adrian P <unknown.pentester@...il.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Exploring the UNKNOWN: Scanning the Internet
	via SNMP!

On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 12:02:25AM +0000, Adrian P wrote:

> * Exploring the UNKNOWN: Scanning the Internet via SNMP! *
> http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/exploring-the-unknown-scanning-the-internet-via-snmp/
> 
> Hacking is not only about coming up with interesting solutions to
> problems, but also about exploring the unknown. It was this drive for
> knowledge philosophy that lead to surveying a significant sample of
> the Internet which allowed us to make some VERY interesting
> observations and get an idea of the current state of _remote SNMP
> hacking_.
> 
> * Why SNMP? *
> 
> 2.5 million random IP addresses were surveyed via SNMP. Why SNMP you
> might be asking? Well, there are several reasons. First of all SNMP is
> a UDP-based protocol which allows us to perform scanning at a much
> shorter time than via TCP-based protocols. Another advantage of
This is not true. I doubt there is any measurable advantage
of UDP vs. TCP scans if you do it right.
2.5 million addresses can be done in a very short coffee break.

Sebastian


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