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MikroTik security findings, explained

Every finding the audit can report has its own page: what it means, why it matters, what it looks like in Winbox, and the exact RouterOS commands that fix it. Written for people who run a MikroTik router, not only for security specialists.

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Open DNS resolver: your router answers DNS queries from the whole internet

The DNS resolver on your MikroTik is meant to serve your LAN, but nothing stops the internet from using it too. Open resolvers are abused for amplification DDoS attacks, and ISPs regularly disconnect customers for running one.

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