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evil bit

fictional IPv4 header field indicating malicious intent
Event protocol_extension Q5418463
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evil bit

Summary

evil bit is a protocol extension[1]. It draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (protocol_extension category, ranking #6 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • evil bit's instance of is recorded as protocol extension[3].
  • evil bit's instance of is recorded as April Fools' Day Request for Comments[4].
  • evil bit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06bb4g[5].
  • evil bit's described by source is recorded as RFC 3514: The Security Flag in the IPv4 Header[6].
  • evil bit's described by source is recorded as Marjorie-Wiki[7].
  • evil bit's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778124692[8].

Why It Matters

evil bit draws 121 Wikipedia views per month (protocol_extension category, ranking #6 of 7).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . marjorie-wiki.de. Retrieved . marjorie-wiki.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). evil bit. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/evil-bit
MLA “evil bit.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/evil-bit.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_evil-bit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{evil bit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/evil-bit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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