Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:19:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Rob Simmons <rsimmons@wlcg.com> To: Matt Dillon <dillon@earth.backplane.com> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Niels Provos <provos@citi.umich.edu>, Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>, <net@FreeBSD.ORG>, <provos@OpenBSD.org> Subject: Re: non-random IP IDs Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0104171717580.90524-100000@mail.wlcg.com> In-Reply-To: <200104171731.f3HHVFu94944@earth.backplane.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Matt Dillon wrote: > Let me put it another way: I think this sort of thing is an excellent > example of introducing unnecessary kernel bloat into the system. Who > gives a fart whether someone can port scan you efficiently or > anonymously or not? I get port scanned every day. Most hackers don't > even bother with portscans, they just try the exploit on the target > machines directly. You could add a kernel config variable in case someone wants a less bloated kernel. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE63LNpv8Bofna59hYRA/5RAKCIRJTLpcf8kZ7q86QeLrfUzWBM9gCgqhuO GTxP1jwxVOgpsCpfGjx10js= =Y/2k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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