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Re: [IPv6] [v6ops] [OPSEC] Why folks are blocking IPv6 extension headers? (Episode 1000 and counting) (Linux DoS)

"Dale W. Carder" <dwcarder@es.net> Thu, 18 May 2023 15:04 UTC

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Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 10:03:40 -0500
From: "Dale W. Carder" <dwcarder@es.net>
To: Nick Buraglio <buraglio@forwardingplane.net>
Cc: Tom Herbert <tom=40herbertland.com@dmarc.ietf.org>, Andrew Campling <andrew.campling@419.consulting>, Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com>, V6 Ops List <v6ops@ietf.org>, "6man@ietf.org" <6man@ietf.org>, opsec WG <opsec@ietf.org>
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Subject: Re: [IPv6] [v6ops] [OPSEC] Why folks are blocking IPv6 extension headers? (Episode 1000 and counting) (Linux DoS)
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Thus spake Nick Buraglio (buraglio@forwardingplane.net) on Thu, May 18, 2023 at 09:49:21AM -0500:
> Is there any document that details the current operational best practices
> or explains the EH options and use cases in a succinct document? 

Sort of in RFC9098.  (Note there's also a lot of references in section 5
also.)

I've always thought that as an operational resource, RFC4890 did a
phenomenal job, but I'm not as sure the guidance would be as clear cut
for extension headers generally.  

Dale

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