Re: [Tsvwg] title (was Re: WGLC for Port Randomization starts now (April 1st))

[Fernando Gont <[e-mail]>]

Hello, Mark,

>> I have no problem with applying this change. However, other wg
>> participants (Alfred Honenes, at least) made arguments against this
>> change (i.e., "port randomization" is how this is stuff is known
>> everywhere. Also, IIRC Eric Rescorla had argued that the hash function
>> was actually a PRNG). So I'm not sure how to proceed here...
> 
> I didn't remember these, sorry.

Alfred (CC'ed) made this comment on the tsvwg mailing-list a while ago.

Eric made this comment in the context of my timestamps I-D (which uses
essnetially the same algorithm), on the tcpm wg mailing-list.



> I actually don't buy either of these arguments.  But, perhaps something
> like "Port Obfuscation Through Randomization and Hashing" would capture
> all the keywords.  
> 
> I think the title is off-the-mark, but it wouldn't be the first title
> and ultimately it isn't a show-stopper.

I honestly don't care about the title either way (i.e., keep the current
one or change it). I guess the chairs could provide advice on how to
proceed?

Thanks,
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