Messages in this thread | | | From | David Schwartz <> | Date | Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:53:51 -0800 | Subject | Re: RFC2385 (MD5 signature in TCP packets) support |
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>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 > >Alan
I don't think it's a good idea either, and I'm sorry this turned into an argument over the merits of RFC2385. I don't like it, and that's one of the reasons I didn't suggest a thorough implementation. I just want enough to solve the particular problem that I have, which is that Zebra on Linux can't interoperate with Cisco BGP implementations using MD5 authentication.
There is some merit to the argument that one shouldn't crap up a network stack just because someone else did. The question is, is interoperability worth this small piece of crap. I personally think it is, but I'm prejudiced since I happen to need it.
I'm trying to decide if I need it badly enough to make it worth the effort it would take to implement it. One factor that would go into that decision is whether the patch would have a chance at being accepted into the kernel or whether at least kernel hooks to allow it to be implemented as a module might be accepted.
DS
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