Re: [qubes-users] Re: for people using MAC randomization (debian 9 tmpl): you might want to avoid hostname leaks via DHCP too
Reg Tiangha: > On 04/15/2017 01:06 PM, qubenix wrote: >> peter...@hushmail.com: >>> Is there a script to randomize hostname on each boot? >>> >> I think blank hostname is better than randomized. How would it be >> randomized: dictionary words, rng, cycling popular hostnames, etc.? Your >> randomization method may make you more identifiable than blank. >> > > Dumb question here, but what's the difference between commenting the > line out of the .conf file vs explicitly setting it with a blank > hostname? Does it not result in the same thing? Or does simply > commenting it out still risk sending out a hostname of some kind in some > circumstances? > > I've got it commented out and it has always been blank on my tests. -- qubenix GPG: B536812904D455B491DCDCDD04BE1E61A3C2E500 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/cd0a1ea0-6cfe-c28a-fc9a-728b2c800f4f%40riseup.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[qubes-users] Re: for people using MAC randomization (debian 9 tmpl): you might want to avoid hostname leaks via DHCP too
On 04/15/2017 01:06 PM, qubenix wrote: > peter...@hushmail.com: >> Is there a script to randomize hostname on each boot? >> > I think blank hostname is better than randomized. How would it be > randomized: dictionary words, rng, cycling popular hostnames, etc.? Your > randomization method may make you more identifiable than blank. > Dumb question here, but what's the difference between commenting the line out of the .conf file vs explicitly setting it with a blank hostname? Does it not result in the same thing? Or does simply commenting it out still risk sending out a hostname of some kind in some circumstances? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/ocu518%24iok%241%40blaine.gmane.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
