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Re: [Ntp] New rev of the NTP port randomization I-D (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-gont-ntp-port-randomization-01.txt)

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Wed, 29 May 2019 08:41 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Ntp] New rev of the NTP port randomization I-D (Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-gont-ntp-port-randomization-01.txt)
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On 29/5/19 04:30, Harlan Stenn wrote:
> 
> 
> On 5/29/2019 12:07 AM, Fernando Gont wrote:
>> On 29/5/19 02:06, Harlan Stenn wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/28/2019 10:58 PM, tglassey@earthlink.net wrote:
>>>> Yes Harlen if you know you are being attacked the server can set itself
>>>> as unavailable or untrustable until it recertifies. Information
>>>> integrity is key for historical auditing of timestamps 
>>>
>>> What about attacks against the client?
>>>
>>> Is there benefit to the client knowing it is being attacked?
>>
>> If you want that, you are free to run a NIDS. You get attack detection,
>> without leaking the "session ID".
> 
> Sorry, I'm not buying that.
> 
> It cost-shifts too much, and it isn't feasible for a number of
> significant use cases.

I don't get why you'd want a known port number. You want attack packets
to hit the session, and count packets for which the org timer fails to
validate?

If so: what's the point?


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Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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