From owner-freebsd-security Fri Jul 6 20:30: 6 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.hushmail.com (smtp1.hushmail.com [64.40.111.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D6C637B403 for ; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 20:30:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from appleseed@hushmail.com) Received: from user7.hushmail.com (user7.hushmail.com [64.40.111.47]) by smtp1.hushmail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDF8B13759; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 20:29:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from root@localhost) by user7.hushmail.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA26107; Fri, 6 Jul 2001 20:29:34 -0700 From: appleseed@hushmail.com Message-Id: <200107070329.UAA26107@user7.hushmail.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 20:24:45 -0500 (PDT) Cc: silby@silby.com To: security@freebsd.org Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Hushpart_boundary_obElYzAbHgfwmjRvREOciJCAmIZuipQc" Subject: Re: Hiding Versions Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org --Hushpart_boundary_obElYzAbHgfwmjRvREOciJCAmIZuipQc Content-type: text/plain >There are programs other than nmap, you know. You should be able to >determine the OS version of a system by the syn-ack response alone; >nmap >just likes more info. >And your setup seems too clever for it's own good. I doubt you're really >protecting anything. > >Mike "Silby" Silbersack Werd, I know. Ack prediction is patched to be 100% as randomized as my software will allow. I apologize I should have included that in the statement. So what if im not protecting anything. If you want to be the best you can't not test every angle, right? =-/ =) northern_ Free, encrypted, secure Web-based email at www.hushmail.com --Hushpart_boundary_obElYzAbHgfwmjRvREOciJCAmIZuipQc-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message