No, that would only cause a sync error, not a DOS.

> On Dec 17, 2025, at 09:17, Stelian Ionescu <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> >
>> Had I used prefix-length encoding then an attacker could shove a packet with 
>> an enormous size and cause DOS by overwhelming my system resources. 
>> Self-sync can prevent that by looking only for the magic separators at known 
>> locations.
>> 
> 
> Then an attacker will cause DOS by simply ommitting the magic separator :D
> 
> --
> Stelian Ionescu
> 

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