From fba10579f1abb4a0f0a27ebb822bcfda72c9b22e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lennart Poettering Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:01:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] man: document that Anonymize=yes makes DHCP leases grow in size Fixes: #11551 --- man/systemd.network.xml | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml index b06785046d..5a83314332 100644 --- a/man/systemd.network.xml +++ b/man/systemd.network.xml @@ -1263,6 +1263,11 @@ UseRoutes=, SendHostname=, UseMTU=, VendorClassIdentifier=, UseTimezone=. + + With this option enabled DHCP requests will mimic those generated by Microsoft Windows, in + order to reduce the ability to fingerprint and recognize installations. This means DHCP request + sizes will grow and lease data will be more comprehensive than normally, though most of the + requested data is not actually used.