From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Thu Mar 22 17:32:48 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAF27F59CD2 for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:32:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rfg@tristatelogic.com) Received: from outgoing.tristatelogic.com (segfault.tristatelogic.com [69.62.255.118]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7577D8104F for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:32:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rfg@tristatelogic.com) Received: from segfault-nmh-helo.tristatelogic.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by segfault.tristatelogic.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95B993AE87 for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:32:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" To: FreeBSD Net Subject: Re: Same host or different? How can you tell "over the wire"? In-Reply-To: <201803220250.w2M2owMf024292@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:32:47 -0700 Message-ID: <9754.1521739967@segfault.tristatelogic.com> X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:32:49 -0000 In message <201803220250.w2M2owMf024292@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>, "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote: >You are not going to prove the "control of the exact same Bad Actor" >without a warrant to search and seize. Well, as someone else noted, if two IP addresses yield the exact same SSH key, that is fairly definitive. If I planned to be going into a court of law, then yes, a warrant would be both appropriate and required. But going into court is not among my goals. >> >What you ask I believe could be done, but it non trivial and >> >would require a very good understanding of both forensics >> >and the differing ways that TCP/IP is implemented. >> >> I like to think that I am a quick learner. Please proceed with the >> lesson. > >The rates for lessons in Forensics start at reasonable enough >amounts, you can contact me off list if you wish to persue that. Thanks for your support. As i am doing what I am doing on a volunteer (unpaid) basis, I'm afraid that I will not be able to take you up on your generous offer.