Re: [LOOPS] Packet sequence numbers

Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org> Tue, 22 October 2019 09:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [LOOPS] Packet sequence numbers
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I seem to remember that one other advantage of a strictly monotonous sequence number is that this makes it directly suitable as input for a nonce for the AEAD encryption/authentication, saving bytes by not needing to send one separately.

Grüße, Carsten