Blackhole Lists
Ø A Blackhole List is a list of IP addresses
Ø What IP addresses are on the list depends
on the purpose of the list and the list
policies
Ø Lists can be populated by scans or
nominations or a combination of both
Ø Some lists verify entries with tests
Ø Some automatically remove hosts
Ø Can be used by a mailer to refuse
connections from that host
Ø Lookups usually implemented in DNS