Hetzner root servers get traffic for other machines

by _vereon 3/31/2025, 5:48 PMwith 5 comments

by concerndc1tizenon 4/1/2025, 3:10 PM

How is this a problem? Every network interface should be treated as public, meaning you must use encryption and firewall rules.

by Hetzner_OLon 4/2/2025, 6:42 AM

Hi there HN readers, I checked with some team members. They are aware of this behavior and have told me that it does not cause a security risk. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please write a support request using your account. --Katie, Hetzner

by stop50on 3/31/2025, 9:11 PM

Tje only time i had problems with wrong traffic were when domain owners didn't update their records for decommissioned servers.

by _vereon 3/31/2025, 5:50 PM

We have independently confirmed that we are getting traffic designated for other servers on our serverauction root server at hetzner. Pretty sketchy feeling to have this be the case for a hoster on the scale of hetzner.