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TCP sequence numbers are not a security mechanism, they are a data ordering mechanism. If you want security, use encryption like IPSec or TLS. This has been the
by suprjami 2y ago
TCP sequence numbers are not a security mechanism, they are a data ordering mechanism. If you want security, use encryption like IPSec or TLS. This has been the state of things since TCP was invented in 1980. Someone new discovers it all the time.
- sambazi 2y agosecurity is never perfect and the bar is rising. sequence numbers were once considered 'good enough' as prime-factors are today