Distributed Denial of Service is a Scalability Problem

TL;DR

This paper argues that distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks should be viewed as a scalability issue rather than solely a security problem, emphasizing the need for new network architectures grounded in rigorous foundations.

Contribution

It proposes re-framing DDoS attacks as a scalability challenge and highlights the importance of developing solutions based on a solid theoretical basis.

Findings

DDoS attacks are better understood as a scalability problem.

New architectures should be designed with a rigorous foundation.

Reframing the problem can lead to more effective solutions.

Abstract

Distributed denial of service attacks are often considered a security problem. While this may be the way to view the problem with today's Internet, new network architectures attempting to address the issue should view it as a scalability problem. In addition, they need to address the problem based on a rigorous foundation.