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OT Can a valid site be forged by changing the beginning of the URL
If I site ends in something valid like microsoft.com or apple.com can
it be faked by adding something to the front. Like............support.apple.com or update.microsoft.com or whatever.google.com -- O'Neil to General Hammond: For the record Sir, I wanted to blow it the hell up. |
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OT Can a valid site be forged by changing the beginning ofthe URL
On 5/16/2011 10:30 PM, Metspitzer wrote:
If I site ends in something valid like microsoft.com or apple.com can it be faked by adding something to the front. Like............support.apple.com or update.microsoft.com or whatever.google.com That would be pretty difficult if not nearly impossible to do. These are sub-domains which are part of a larger domain and they are usually resolved and routed internally by DNS or web servers on the domain owner's network, the domain itself is resolved by your ISP's DNS server or by another bonafide DNS server. Domain hierarchy is read and resolved from right to left. So, sub.domain.com is resolved to domain.com by the the DNS server and ..sub is usully resolved internally at the domain.com server. See here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdomain John |
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OT Can a valid site be forged by changing the beginning of the URL
On Mon, 16 May 2011 23:50:13 -0300, John John - MVP
wrote: On 5/16/2011 10:30 PM, Metspitzer wrote: If I site ends in something valid like microsoft.com or apple.com can it be faked by adding something to the front. Like............support.apple.com or update.microsoft.com or whatever.google.com That would be pretty difficult if not nearly impossible to do. These are sub-domains which are part of a larger domain and they are usually resolved and routed internally by DNS or web servers on the domain owner's network, the domain itself is resolved by your ISP's DNS server or by another bonafide DNS server. Domain hierarchy is read and resolved from right to left. So, sub.domain.com is resolved to domain.com by the the DNS server and .sub is usully resolved internally at the domain.com server. See here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdomain John Thank you |
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OT Can a valid site be forged by changing the beginning ofthe URL
On 5/17/2011 12:02 AM, Metspitzer wrote:
On Mon, 16 May 2011 23:50:13 -0300, John John - MVP wrote: On 5/16/2011 10:30 PM, Metspitzer wrote: If I site ends in something valid like microsoft.com or apple.com can it be faked by adding something to the front. Like............support.apple.com or update.microsoft.com or whatever.google.com That would be pretty difficult if not nearly impossible to do. These are sub-domains which are part of a larger domain and they are usually resolved and routed internally by DNS or web servers on the domain owner's network, the domain itself is resolved by your ISP's DNS server or by another bonafide DNS server. Domain hierarchy is read and resolved from right to left. So, sub.domain.com is resolved to domain.com by the the DNS server and .sub is usully resolved internally at the domain.com server. See here for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdomain John Thank you You're welcome. John |
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OT Can a valid site be forged by changing the beginning of the URL
On Mon, 16 May 2011 21:30:27 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote: If I site ends in something valid like microsoft.com or apple.com can it be faked by adding something to the front. Like............support.apple.com or update.microsoft.com or whatever.google.com I didn't understand your question at all, when reading the subject line, but your post made me realize I've had the same question for years, but never put it into words. Thanks for asking it. I would not have thought that changing the first part kept it a subdomain of the second part (like apple). I guess because first is before second but subdomain should follow domain! (I have a simple mind.) |
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