On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:25:17 +0200 Moritz Muehlenhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Linux kernel implements UDP source port randomisation since 2.6.24: > > | This patch causes UDP port allocation to be randomized like TCP. > | The earlier code would always choose same port (ie first empty list). > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=32c1da70810017a98aa6c431a5494a302b6b9a30
I met Yoshifuji (Usagi - IPv6 for Linux kernel - maintainer) and asked him this issue, he said "I'm not sure about cryptography, it's not so strong randomization, but 'better than nothing', I think". -- Regards, Hideki Yamane henrich @ debian.or.jp/iijmio-mail.jp http://wiki.debian.org/HidekiYamane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
