World's first mimic DNS server operates in China

[TaiShang]

World's first mimic DNS server operates in China

Xinhua | Updated: 2018-01-24

ZHENGZHOU - World's first mimic DNS (Domain Name System) server went into operation Tuesday in Central China's Henan province, a proactive move to prevent cyber attacks.

The server is in use by China Unicom's Henan provincial branch. It marks the first practical application of the mimic security theory proposed by Chinese scientists, according to the Henan Communication Administration.

The mimic DNS server will not change the current network structure but can effectively prevent various known and unknown attacks targeting the system, it said.

"Mimic DNS server is just our first application. The mimic web server, mimic cloud, mimic data center and other network devices will be launched in the future," said Wu Jiangxing, a Chinese Academy of Engineering academician and head of the research team.

Inspired by Mimic Octopus, the master of disguise in nature which can change appearance to adapt to the environment, Chinese scientists have proposed an idea of mimic computing in 2007 and produced the world's first mimic computer prototype in 2013.

 

[Taygibay]

Such a simple and elegant solution!

Kudos, Tay.

 

[xyxmt]

Such a simple and elegant solution!

Kudos, Tay.

how is it different from legacy DNS server

 

[Taygibay]

In general, a server is run similar to a home machine
with a couple security tools more robust than std. OS.

If you can copy the functions in a new server especially
a virtual one, the operations can happen there but the
results appear in the real thing.
This allows to protect the original server from hacking
but also can copy the work of the stations linked to the
server being done without any real machine being used.

MIMIC Server Simulator simulates thousands of servers to easily test, develop and demo client applications for those servers. It lets you creates Web Server, HTTP, SMTP, (S)FTP, DNS servers Simulation. It works with MIMIC SNMP Simulator to create a complete simulation of a device.
^ In IBM's own words ^​

The implications are long-term. Check this E-page here.
It launches its own browser as in MIMIC web-surfing?

Really neat and logical stuff, Tay.

 

[xyxmt]

In general, a server is run similar to a home machine
with a couple security tools more robust than std. OS.

If you can copy the functions in a new server especially
a virtual one, the operations can happen there but the
results appear in the real thing.
This allows to protect the original server from hacking
but also can copy the work of the stations linked to the
server being done without any real machine being used.

MIMIC Server Simulator simulates thousands of servers to easily test, develop and demo client applications for those servers. It lets you creates Web Server, HTTP, SMTP, (S)FTP, DNS servers Simulation. It works with MIMIC SNMP Simulator to create a complete simulation of a device.
^ In IBM's own words ^​

The implications are long-term. Check this E-page here.
It launches its own browser as in MIMIC web-surfing?

Really neat and logical stuff, Tay.

This is the simulators, we have had these kind of simulators for ages. How does Mimic DNS server protect the server from hackers

 

[Taygibay]

It is always there that the actions occur and they can be stopped,
barred, changed and corrected without the actual server being
affected.

A DoS attack would down the MIMIC at best ( actually not even )
leaving the real server functioning perfectly.

Trust me, I made an E-Mail box that way years ago and further down
the internet road, most cloud based functions will be MIMIC based.

Read you later, Tay.