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if_ovpn: ensure we never re-use sequence numbers
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Authored by kp on May 20 2023, 6:38 PM.
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Summary

if_ovpn already notified userpsace when there was a risk of sequence
number re-use, but it trusted userspace to actually rotate the key.

Convert the internal sequence number counter to 64 bits so we can detect
overflows and then refuse to send packets.

Event: BSDCan 2023
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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kp requested review of this revision.May 20 2023, 6:38 PM
This revision was not accepted when it landed; it landed in state Needs Review.May 23 2023, 2:14 PM
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