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

Hajimu UMEMOTO ume at mahoroba.org
Wed Oct 1 09:03:52 PDT 2003


Hi,

>>>>> On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 08:40:32 -0700
>>>>> Sam Leffler <sam at errno.com> said:

>   Log:
>   randomize IPv6 fragment ID.

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

It sounds reasonable.  I've just committed to make it conditional.
Thank you for your suggestion.

Sincerely,

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