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UDP is used by Wireguard, for example. Quote from Wikipedia: "WireGuard uses only UDP, due to the potential disadvantages of TCP-over-TCP. Tunneling TCP over a
by bouncycastle 3y ago
UDP is used by Wireguard, for example.
Quote from Wikipedia: "WireGuard uses only UDP, due to the potential disadvantages of TCP-over-TCP. Tunneling TCP over a TCP-based connection is known as "TCP-over-TCP", and doing so can induce a dramatic loss in transmission performance (a problem known as "TCP meltdown").
- snowstormsun 3y agoWireguard also has a mechanism where it may choose (under high load) to respond with a cookie, which is the MAC of the requesting IP address. The sender then needs to resend his request with that cookie. https://www.wireguard.com/papers/wireguard.pdf https://www.wireguard.com/papers/wireguard.pdf (5.3)
- bouncycastle 3y agoNice detail, thanks