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DNS flood protection platform for a network

  • US 8,261,351 B1
  • Filed: 01/22/2008
  • Issued: 09/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium having machine-executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform one or more actions to enable a domain name resolution, comprising:

  • receiving a request to resolve a domain name;

    if a first condition is valid;

    in response to the request, sending an alias domain name;

    receiving another request, wherein the other request is to resolve the alias domain name; and

    if the other request is valid based in part on evaluating an address associated with a source of the request to resolve the domain name that is embedded within the alias domain name with another address associated with a source of the other request, providing a resolution response to the alias domain name using a resolution of the domain name; and

    if the first condition is invalid, providing a response associated with the domain name.

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