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List:       netbsd-tech-security
Subject:    Re: Preventative security features?
From:       Ted Unangst <tedu () zeitbombe ! org>
Date:       2005-01-08 3:06:09
Message-ID: Pine.BSO.4.58.0501072204420.883 () af ! pbqrshfvbavf ! pbz
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Bill Studenmund wrote:

> > I seem to recall that there was a paper published that mathematically 
> > analyzed the TCP ISS randomization of a few OSs, and that NetBSD's 
> > method was given high praise.
> 
> I have that paper, and not only was NetBSD's method rated best, OpenBSD 
> and FreeBSD's (taken from Open) actually was weakened.

which paper are you talking about?  link appreciated, but author and title 
would get me started.

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