Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: RFC2385 (MD5 signature in TCP packets) support | Date | Fri, 15 Mar 2002 23:59:36 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> A RST must, in order to function properly, be as simple and non-error > prone as possible. MD5 signatures are totally against that.
Duh wakey wakey Dave
> Either use IPSEC or fix its' deficiencies.
What do you think Ipsec does with an RST frame with an incorrect IP-AH MD5 signature ? Exactly the same thing.
I'm not saying the RFC is a good idea (tho its a needed patch to use Linux for backbone routing sanely with most vendors BGP kit). Your argument about the RST frame is however pure horseshit
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