It's taken Linux 9 years longer to implement it, and it will take them 9 years longer to remove it, too :-) Lars On Apr 1, 2012, at 20:05, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > On 1. Apr 2012, at 13:36 , Martin Sustrik wrote: > > Hey, > >> During yesterday's takedown of the Internet [1] it has become painstakingly obvious that the ability to distinguish malicious packets in a quick and efficient manner is one of the most pressing security concerns of today. >> >> Thus, RFC3514 (a.k.a. "evil" bit) [2] support was implemented [3] in the Linux kernel today. >> >> It is our hope that other operating systems and network devices will follow the suite soon and help us make Internet a safer and more welcoming place for everyone! > > Wow. This is great news! Happy to see you catching up after only 9 years [1]. I fear it should not have been backed out [2] given its obvious need these days ;-) > > /bz > > References: > [1] http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=112929 > [2] http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=112985 > > -- > Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! > It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! >
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