Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Remove the explicit packet number gap in favor of one computed (#496)

[ekr <[e-mail]>]

ekr commented on this pull request.



>  between two points of network attachment.
 
-The NEW_CONNECTION_ID message includes a connection ID that the client can use
-for packets on the current connection.  This message also includes packet number
-gap, which is the number of packet numbers that the client skips when using the
-new connection ID.  Without this, the packet number field in the header might be
-used to link activity across networks.  A server MUST provide a 32-bit value for
-the packet number gap field that is indistinguishable from random to a passive
-observer.
+A client which wishes to break linkability upon changing networks MUST
+use the NEW_CONNECTION_ID as well as incrementing the packet sequence

Well I think my claim is that if you want it unlinkable you have to


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