[Info-vax] DECnet Phase IV and VMS code comments
BlackCat
john.dite at compinia.de
Tue Nov 22 04:01:57 EST 2016
>>> What I have discovered is that DECnet blindly trusts what it is
>>> being told about the originating address, even when that information
>>> cannot possibly be valid. For example, when the target node is 1.1,
>>> then the target node trusts (and processes) an incoming packet which
>>> also claims to be 1.1 instead of instantly dropping it.
That should of course say DECnet IV. DECnet V would produce "Verification failures".
"generated each time Session Control is unable to verify that the addresses and protocols of an incoming connection request are
consistent with the DNA$Towers attribute of the source node name."
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