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Paul Vixie: Re: [dns-operations] DNS issue accidentally leaked?

Subject: Paul Vixie: Re: [dns-operations] DNS issue accidentally leaked?
From: deepak at ai.net (Deepak Jain)
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:39:31 -0400
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> For one iPhone it reported 209.183.54.151 as having GREAT source port 
> randomness and GREAT transaction ID randomness.  However, despite the 
> test reporting GREAT, the source ports were _definitely_ non-random.
> 
> http://5d93b9656563a44e4c900ff9.et.dns-oarc.net/
> 


"Proving random" is not easy. Proving random that isn't done by certain 
methods (i.e. certain algorithms or certain sources of entropy) is easier.

Deepak

References:
- Paul Vixie: Re: [dns-operations] DNS issue accidentally leaked?
  - From: jgreco at ns.sol.net (Joe Greco)
- Paul Vixie: Re: [dns-operations] DNS issue accidentally leaked?
  - From: vixie at isc.org (Paul Vixie)
- Paul Vixie: Re: [dns-operations] DNS issue accidentally leaked?
  - From: swtornio at gmail.com (Steve Tornio)
- Paul Vixie: Re: [dns-operations] DNS issue accidentally leaked?
  - From: wessels at packet-pushers.com (Duane Wessels)
- Paul Vixie: Re: [dns-operations] DNS issue accidentally leaked?
  - From: richard at electrophobia.com (Richard Parker)

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