RE: [dhcwg] dhcpv6-24: Reconfigure

"Bound, Jim" <Jim.Bound@hp.com> Wed, 15 May 2002 19:31 UTC

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Subject: RE: [dhcwg] dhcpv6-24: Reconfigure
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 15:30:00 -0400
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From: "Bound, Jim" <Jim.Bound@hp.com>
To: Thomas Narten <narten@us.ibm.com>, dhcwg@ietf.org
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I am fine with this if my coauthors are and the wg.
/jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Narten [mailto:narten@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:06 PM
> To: dhcwg@ietf.org
> Subject: [dhcwg] dhcpv6-24: Reconfigure
> 
> 
> One IESG member has asked:
> 
> > 19. DHCP Server-Initiated Configuration Exchange
> 
> > reconfigure messages provide such a wonderful opportunity for
> > attack.  and they are sent unicast "using an IPv6 unicast address
> > of sufficient scope belonging to the DHCP client."
> 
> > possibly, the server could have intially provided a nonce that the
> > client retains for validation.  but this precludes redundant server
> > setups etc.
> 
> My response:
> 
> An interesting suggestion. Actually, it may not preclude this.  The
> idea behind the Reconfigure is that the server that has state about
> clients sends unicast Reconfigures to that client. It is not intended
> to be used to allow any old DHC server to prod a client. So requiring
> that the server also include a nonce may be OK. 
>  
> Question to the WG: should this be added? It would add some additional
> defense against improper Reconfigure.
> 
> Thoughts?
>  
> Thomas
> 
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