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On Wed, 12 May 2004 21:51:53 EDT, Todd Vierling <[email protected]> said: > Gimme a break. This text is a half-baked concoction at best if the next > draft still doesn't mention port randomization as a cheap and effective > mitigator for external attack attempts. You can get at least 14 bits of > entropy for one lousy arc4random() call. Enter as often as you like. No > purchase required. > > With this and the patent funny business, I don't know if I can roll my eyes > any further into the back of my head. Well.. you have to remember that we live in an environment where people are *just* noticing that RFC793 says "The RST has to be in the window, not dead on"... and apparently overnight somebody has re-discovered the fact that CSMA/CA networks will fall over if somebody starts jabbering: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4091 Attachment:
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