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From: "J. Bakshi" <joydeep@infoservices.in>
Subject: How to protect apache benchmarking attack ?
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:51:59 +0530
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Hello all,

I am dared to see what "ab" (apache benchmarking too) can do  against a=
n
apache server.  I have used the following against my server to check
call handling

` ` `
ab -n 1000 -c 20 http://<site-name>/index.php?no_cache=3D1
` ` `


and it simply bottle neck the target apache server.  the target server
is also  over loaded with huge cpu load.  Is there any  precaution to
prevent this ?  the target  system is already  protected with
mod_security.=20

Thanks

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