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Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security
From: "Network Protocol Security" <netprotosec () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:28:36 +0200
On 10/31/07, Shane Kerr <Shane_Kerr () isc org> wrote:
There seem to be two ideas you are presenting here, both intended to imply that the developers at ISC are technically incompetent: 1. Using a pseudo-random number generator should be called "crypto".
No, but a pseudo random number generator whose output *should not be predictable* is a *cryptographic* random number generator, hence "crypto". Isn't it obvious that a DNS server should generate an *unpredictable* DNS ID? and if the chosen algorithm can be predicted easily, doesn't this constitute "extremely weak crypto"?
2. The particular pseudo-random number generator that BIND 9 now uses is a poor choice.
No, that is not what I said. Don't change the subject. The discussion is about bind 9.4.1, not 9.4.1-P1. This is obvious from the use of past tense in both your original statement and my previous email. So I still maintain that bind9 had (up to and inc. 9.4.1) extremely weak crypto.
Current thread:
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Henrik Langos (Nov 01)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Network Protocol Security (Nov 01)
- Re: Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security ntn (Nov 01)
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Theo de Raadt (Nov 01)
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Tim (Nov 01)
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Shane Kerr (Nov 02)
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Tim (Nov 02)
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Shane Kerr (Nov 02)
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Tim (Nov 05)
- Re: Comments re ISC's announcement on bind9 security Theo de Raadt (Nov 01)