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Re: [DNSOP] rfc4641bis: NSEC vs NSEC3.

Todd Glassey <tglassey@earthlink.net> Mon, 22 February 2010 17:39 UTC

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--- SNIP ---

> Precisely.
>
> I realize it's hard to grasp precisely how small the statistical
> chances of a collision are, but they are just unbelievably small. Acting as if it is
> something that might actually happen just makes you look silly.
>    
Actually Erik ...  the problem isn't the statistical likelihood of an 
accidental collision - its the potential for an engineered one and one 
in a trillion is too many possible problems.

Todd Glassey


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