Denial-of-service attack - Revision history

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In [[computing]], a '''denial-of-service''' (DoS) attack is an attempt to make a [[machine]] or [[network resource]] unavailable to its intended users.

== Web site denial of service ==

DoS attacks can interrupt or suspend services of a [[web server]] connected to the [[Internet]],

As a result, [[Web site|web sites]] can become slow or completely unavailable.

== Distributed denial-of service (DDos) ==

A [[distributed denial-of-service attack]] (DDoS) is where the attack source is more than one, often thousands of, unique [[IP address|IP addresses]].

It is analogous to a group of people crowding the entry door or gate to a shop or business, and not letting legitimate parties enter into the shop or business, disrupting normal operations.

== Targets and motivations ==

Criminal perpetrators of DoS attacks often target sites or services hosted on high-profile web servers such as banks, credit card payment gateways

Motives of revenge, blackmail, or activism can be behind other attacks.

== See also ==

* [[Computer security]]
* [[Computing]]
* [[Crime]]
* [[Distributed denial-of-service attack]]
* [[Internet]]
* [[IP address]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Web server]]

== External links ==

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 == Distributed denial-of service (DDos) ==