[nsp] MD5 causes biggern problem than it fixes?

Dan Hollis goemon at anime.net
Wed Apr 21 16:08:03 EDT 2004


On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Edward Henigin wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 12:31:44PM -0700, Dan Hollis said:
> > On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Edward Henigin wrote:
> > > Regardless of that hurdle, I don't see filtering as a realistic
> > > approach, due to, again, the ease of a CPU DOS when you have filters
> > > in place.  IIRC, my Ciscos do NOT do line-rate ACLs...
> > How much CPU does RPF take?
> If you're suggesting that RPF is a solution in this case, please
> elaborate.  I suspect that most border routers are like mine and
> require "reachable-via any".

Just because its not applicable to you doesnt mean its useless for 
everyone?

Deploy RPF where you can. There's nowhere in your *entire* network where 
RPF applies?

-Dan



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