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Date:      Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:43:46 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com>
To:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet tcp_input.c tcp_var.h
Message-ID:  <20040425224122.E13069@odysseus.silby.com>
In-Reply-To: <200404260256.i3Q2uV18048208@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200404260256.i3Q2uV18048208@repoman.freebsd.org>

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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004, Mike Silbersack wrote:

> silby       2004/04/25 19:56:31 PDT
>
>   FreeBSD src repository
>
>   Modified files:
>     sys/netinet          tcp_input.c tcp_var.h
>   Log:
>   Tighten up reset handling in order to make reset attacks as difficult as
>   possible while maintaining compatibility with the widest range of TCP stacks.

I'm going to let this settle in -current for a little while before MFCing
it.  Note that we're still vulnerable to reset attacks which use SYN
packets, so there's little benefit to a quick MFC anyway. <g>

Discussion on how to deal with the SYN reset attack is still ongoing.

Mike "Silby" Silbersack



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