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Re:Just one QUIC bit by nicky0 on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @03:25AM (#16696060)
The point is that QUIC is supposed to be fully encrypted below the UDP layer. The question is why add bits in the clear on top of this to water it down and open an avenue for potential abuse.
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Re:Just one QUIC bit by IshKebab on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @03:48AM (#16696143)
Yes but it doesn't really say why anyone wants this spin bit. What are they going to do with it? Measure RTTs? Why? What for?
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Re:Just one QUIC bit by majewsky on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @04:20AM (#16696252)
The currently top-voted comment in this thread explains it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16696159
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Re:Just one QUIC bit by nicky0 on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @05:04AM (#16696413)
Yes questioning the spin bit is the point of the article.
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