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From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Lauri Laupmaa <mauri@aripaev.ee>
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Subject: Re: TCP sequence prediction on freebsd
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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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