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Date:      Thu, 2 Nov 2000 08:51:55 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Lauri Laupmaa <mauri@aripaev.ee>
Cc:        "'stable@freebsd.org'" <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: TCP sequence prediction on freebsd
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011020851020.4137-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <8E67E032AD23D4118F740050042F21F76F@lant.mbp.ee>

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On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Lauri Laupmaa wrote:

> Hi
> 
> nmap reports something like:
> > TCP Sequence Prediction: Class=random positive increments
> >                          Difficulty=85682 (Worthy challenge)
> 
> is this tcp sequence prediction really an security issue ?

Don't trust the difficulty level, it fluctuates.

Random positive increments is the Right Way(tm).

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org



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