cvs commit: src/sys/conf files src/sys/netinet6 ip6_id.c ip6_output.c ip6_var.h

Sam Leffler sam at errno.com
Wed Oct 1 08:42:18 PDT 2003


On Wednesday 01 October 2003 08:13 am, Hajimu UMEMOTO wrote:
> ume         2003/10/01 08:13:30 PDT
>
>   FreeBSD src repository
>
>   Modified files:
>     sys/conf             files
>     sys/netinet6         ip6_output.c ip6_var.h
>   Added files:
>     sys/netinet6         ip6_id.c
>   Log:
>   randomize IPv6 fragment ID.

The cost of doing this was argued extensively on the netbsd mailing lists. In 
FreeBSD, for IPv4, it is conditional on RANDOM_IP_ID.  Is there any reason 
this is being done for IPv6 other than to defeat attacks?  If not can you 
please make it conditional in the same way?

	Sam



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