North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Internet failures over the next 3 years - slight tangent
> There is already a option in the BGP OPEN message to add authentication on > a BGP session. However, the RFC doesn't specify an authenitcation method > to use. Of course securing the level 4 BGP session without securing the > underlying TCP session is a weakness, so there is a proposal to implement > an MD5 TCP authentication method. Does anyone know the status of this > proposal? Please see RFC 2385. There are multiple (interoperable) implementations. All you have to do is turn it on.... Tony
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