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MSC4295: Bot bounce limit - a better loop prevention mechanism
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1. Denial-of-Service
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Bot loops can cause intentional or unintentional denial-of-service attacks. If two bots, one supports `m.bounce_limit` and the other doesn't, there could be a risk of causing bot loops, which leads to a denial-of-service. However, the severity is not worse than before. A room operator's typical responsiblity of keeping an eye on the bots hasn't changed, therefore, the room operator should be aware which bots don't support `m.bounce_limit` and configure accordingly.
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Bot loops can cause intentional or unintentional Denial-of-Service attacks. If two bots, one supports `m.bounce_limit` and the other doesn't, there could be a risk of causing bot loops, which leads to a Denial-of-Service. However, the severity is not worse than before. A room operator's typical responsiblity of keeping an eye on the bots hasn't changed, therefore, the room operator should be aware which bots don't support `m.bounce_limit` and configure accordingly.
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2. Information leakage from the cleartext `m.bounce_limit`.
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