Pieter Wuille [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2012-03-31 📝 Original message:On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at ...
📅 Original date posted:2012-03-31
📝 Original message:On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:54:02PM +0200, Pieter Wuille wrote:
> Something else was suggested by Jeff: what if a node accidentally connects to itself?
> As we're moving towards multiple local addresses with IPv6, the chances for this
> become larger. Finally, there are always extra risks involved, as we could unknowingly
> be opening DoS or others vulnerabilities.
My mistake: I mean two nodes connecting twice to eachother. There is already protection
against a node connecting to itself.
--
Pieter
📝 Original message:On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 12:54:02PM +0200, Pieter Wuille wrote:
> Something else was suggested by Jeff: what if a node accidentally connects to itself?
> As we're moving towards multiple local addresses with IPv6, the chances for this
> become larger. Finally, there are always extra risks involved, as we could unknowingly
> be opening DoS or others vulnerabilities.
My mistake: I mean two nodes connecting twice to eachother. There is already protection
against a node connecting to itself.
--
Pieter