Hacker News with Generative AI: Internet Protocols

TCP over TCP is a bad idea (2000) (archive.org)
A frequently occurring idea for IP tunneling applications is to run a protocol like PPP, which encapsulates IP packets in a format suited for a stream transport (like a modem line), over a TCP-based connection.
Networking, TCP/IP, Internet Protocols
86 points by Deeg9rie9usi 30 days ago | 50 comments
The fix for BGP's weaknesses has big issues of its own, boffins find (theregister.com)
The Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) protocol has "software vulnerabilities, inconsistent specifications, and operational challenges" according to a pre-press paper from a trio of German researchers.
Network Security, Internet Protocols, Research, Cybersecurity
5 points by LinuxBender 52 days ago | 1 comments
Why TCP needs 3 handshakes (pixelstech.net)
Why TCP needs 3 handshakes
Networking, TCP/IP, Internet Protocols
239 points by thunderbong 55 days ago | 79 comments