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authordes <des@FreeBSD.org>1999-11-02 08:44:26 +0000
committerdes <des@FreeBSD.org>1999-11-02 08:44:26 +0000
commit6380359f116e712235a2d984a3abeb38b23f52e1 (patch)
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parent890342f440fb076327d30578cd473fba1ac66c50 (diff)
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Document my TCP/IP hacks.
-rw-r--r--release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT8
-rw-r--r--release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT8
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diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
index ae8d1e20..4898835 100644
--- a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ Driver support has been added for PCI fast ethernet adapters based on
the Davicom DM9100 and DM9102 ethernet controllers, including the Jaton
Corporation XpressNet.
+Support has been added for blocking incoming ICMP redirects, outgoing RST
+frames and incoming SYN|FIN frames in order to lessen or nullify the
+impact of certain kinds of DoS attacks. [MERGED]
+
+Support has been added for forwarding IP datagrams without inspecting or
+decreasing the TTL in order to make gateways and firewalls less visible
+and therefore less exposed to attacks. [MERGED]
+
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
-------------------
diff --git a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
index a228576..c644d79 100644
--- a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ Driver support has been added for PCI fast ethernet adapters based on
the Davicom DM9100 and DM9102 ethernet controllers, including the Jaton
Corporation XpressNet.
+Support has been added for blocking incoming ICMP redirects, outgoing RST
+frames and incoming SYN|FIN frames in order to lessen or nullify the
+impact of certain kinds of DoS attacks. [MERGED]
+
+Support has been added for forwarding IP datagrams without inspecting or
+decreasing the TTL in order to make gateways and firewalls less visible
+and therefore less exposed to attacks. [MERGED]
+
1.2. SECURITY FIXES
-------------------
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