Title: Addressing Weaknesses in the Domain Name System Protocol Authors: Christoph L. Schuba Eugene H. Spafford File name:pubdocnetworkschuba-DNS-msthesis.ps.Z File size: 154654 bytes Abstract: This paper describes problems with the DNS and one of its implementations that allow the abuse of name based authentication, also outlines the current design and implementation of the DNS, demonstrates these weaknesses by describing the necessary modifications in authoritative DNS data and Domain Name System code.