Re: [colorforth] IPv4

[Luis <forth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 From what I gather IPv4 encrypts at the source and decrypts (doh! That
_would_ be messy!) at the destination.

Luis.

On 9 May 2004, at 19:30, Mark Slicker wrote:

> This is true. The IPv4 code assumes no options, no fragmentation. From
> observation of tcpdump these seem to hold. It is important that code is
> protected from malicious packets however, I have not yet investigated 
> the
> security in case assumptions fail.
>
> On Sun, 9 May 2004, Oninoshiko wrote:
>
> > I belive i have found a way in which IPv4 broken. any IP packetmy have
> > options. if it does have options, by my reading, the IPv4 code will 
> > not
> > find the address.
> >
> > please correct me if i misread (i hope i did).
> >
> > Oninoshiko
> >
> > "A Pax, a pax, a pax upon thee"
> >
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