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nicky0
on March 28, 2018
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Just one QUIC bit
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.
IshKebab
on March 28, 2018
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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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The currently top-voted comment in this thread explains it:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16696159
nicky0
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Yes questioning the spin bit is the point of the article.
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