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The '''evil bit''' is a [[Fiction (nonfiction)|fictional | The '''evil bit''' is a [[Fiction (nonfiction)|fictional]] IPv4 packet header field proposed in RFC 3514, a humorous April Fools' Day RFC from 2003 authored by Steve Bellovin. | ||
The RFC recommended that the last remaining unused bit in the IPv4 packet header be used to indicate whether a packet had been sent with [[Malice (nonfiction)|malicious intent | The RFC recommended that the last remaining unused bit in the IPv4 packet header be used to indicate whether a packet had been sent with [[Malice (nonfiction)|malicious intent]], thus making computer security engineering an easy problem -- simply ignore any messages with the evil bit set. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Ticketology]] | * [[Ticketology]] | ||
== External links | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[April Fool (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Evil (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Malice (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_bit Evil bit] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_bit Evil bit] @ Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 18:17, 22 June 2016
The evil bit is a fictional IPv4 packet header field proposed in RFC 3514, a humorous April Fools' Day RFC from 2003 authored by Steve Bellovin.
The RFC recommended that the last remaining unused bit in the IPv4 packet header be used to indicate whether a packet had been sent with malicious intent, thus making computer security engineering an easy problem -- simply ignore any messages with the evil bit set.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Evil bit @ Wikipedia