Re: How to secure the Internet in three easy steps

[Paul Vixie]

> Assuming no time, money, people, etc resource constraints; securing the
> Internet is pretty simple.
> 
> 1. Require all providers install and manage firewalls on all subscriber
> connections enforcing source address validation.
> 
> 2. Prohibit subscribers from running services on their own machines.  Only
> approved provider managed servers should provide services to users.
> 
> 3. Prohibit direct subscriber-to-subscriber communication, except through
> approved NSP protocol gateways.  Only approved NSP-to-NSP proxied traffic
> should be exchanged between network providers.
> 
> Are there some down-sides? Sure.  But who really needs the end-to-end
> principle or uncontrolled innovation.

i can see how the end to end principle applies in cases 2 and 3, but not 1.
-- 
Paul Vixie