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Re: Internet failures over the next 3 years - slight tangent
- From: Tony Li
- Date: Wed Jun 23 02:25:29 1999
> 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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