[tor-commits] [torspec/master] prop#249: Add note on padding being randomness or zeroes.
isis at torproject.org
isis at torproject.org
Thu Dec 14 01:28:24 UTC 2017
commit 03a9d4f13431f6f09b3d8c26c6b01dcbaf9685ae
Author: Isis Lovecruft <isis at torproject.org>
Date: Wed Dec 13 23:50:29 2017 +0000
prop#249: Add note on padding being randomness or zeroes.
---
proposals/249-large-create-cells.txt | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/proposals/249-large-create-cells.txt b/proposals/249-large-create-cells.txt
index b7505c6..b1967f3 100644
--- a/proposals/249-large-create-cells.txt
+++ b/proposals/249-large-create-cells.txt
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Status: Open
};
The 'ignored' fields, which extend to the end of the variable-length
- cells, are reserved. Initiators MAY set them to any length, but MUST
- fill them with zero-valued bytes. Responders MUST ignore them,
- regardless of what they contain. When a CREATE2V cell is generated
- in response to a set of EXTEND2 cells, these fields are set by the
- relay that receives the EXTEND2 cells.
+ cells, are reserved. Initiators MAY set them to any length, and MUST
+ fill them with either zero-valued bytes or pseudo-random bytes.
+ Responders MUST ignore them, regardless of what they contain. When a
+ CREATE2V cell is generated in response to a set of EXTEND2 cells, these
+ fields are set by the relay that receives the EXTEND2 cells.
(The purpose of the 'ignored' fields here is future-proofing and
padding.)
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