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Re: /dev/null as a Service

#32
post #18

IP address is owned by NSA Fort Meade office. Possible honeypot scheme? I can't think of any other reason it would have that attractive free tier.

You're teasing, right? dig devnull-as-a-service.com ; ANSWER SECTION: devnull-as-a-service.com. 1481 IN A 213.95.21.200 http://whois.domaintools.com/213.95.21.200 Whois Server: whois.psi-usa.info ASN: Germany AS12337 NORIS-NETWORK noris network AG (registered Mar 22, 1999) IP Location: Germany - Bayern - Nuremberg - Noris Network Ag Domain Status: Registered And Active Website

A reverse lookup shows that the server is also hosting https://coffeestats.org/ - clearly there's someone here trying to collect vast amounts of data about the general public. I don't think the parents fears are unwarranted, the fact that it's hosted in a German IP block could be to throw people off the trail.

Re: /dev/null as a Service

#36
post #30

Wow, is it April already? Do you suppose after they successfully implement /dev/random as a service, they might implement /dev/zero or /dev/full next? Or /dev/console might be especially useful.

I've already launched a competitive /dev/urandom service!

Re: /dev/null as a Service

#37
post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're teasing, right? dig devnull-as-a-service.com ; ANSWER SECTION: devnull-as-a-service.com. 1481 IN A 213.95.21.200 http://whois.domaintools.com/213.95.21.200 Whois Server: whois.psi-usa.info ASN: Germany AS12337 NORIS-NETWORK noris network AG (registered Mar 22, 1999) IP Location: Germany - Bayern - Nuremberg - Noris Network Ag Domain Status: Registered And Active Website

A reverse lookup shows that the server is also hosting https://coffeestats.org/ - clearly there's someone here trying to collect vast amounts of data about the general public. I don't think the parents fears are unwarranted, the fact that it's hosted in a German IP block could be to throw people off the trail.

Oh, NSA did not fill.

Re: /dev/null as a Service

#38
post #18

IP address is owned by NSA Fort Meade office. Possible honeypot scheme? I can't think of any other reason it would have that attractive free tier.

Erm, looks like it's based in Germany to me:

    $ curl ipinfo.io/`dig +short devnull-as-a-service.com `
    {
      "ip": "213.95.21.200",
      "hostname": "o0.n0q.org",
      "city": null,
      "region": null,
      "country": "DE",
      "loc": "51,9",
      "org": "AS12337 noris network AG"
    }

Re: /dev/null as a Service

#39
post #18

IP address is owned by NSA Fort Meade office. Possible honeypot scheme? I can't think of any other reason it would have that attractive free tier.

Erm, looks like it's based in Germany to me: $ curl ipinfo.io/`dig +short devnull-as-a-service.com ` { "ip": "213.95.21.200", "hostname": "o0.n0q.org", "city": null, "region": null, "country": "DE", "loc": "51,9", "org": "AS12337 noris network AG" }

So the NSA is not only spying on the Germans, they're impersonating them to cover their tracks!
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