Re: REMINDER: 6man w.g. last call for <draft-ietf-6man-maxra-01>

[Suresh Krishnan <[e-mail]>]

Hi Tim,

On 01/05/2017 06:54 AM, Tim Chown wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just a brief comment on the Security Considerations.
>
> This draft could mention RFC6105; currently it only says that rogue RAs can “easily” be prevented through use of SeND, but in practice RA Guard approaches are the common mitigation.  I’m also not sure the “attack window” changes; there is either a rogue RA or there isn’t, regardless of the true RA interval.

Adding a reference to RA guard sounds like a good idea. Will do. The attack 
window is larger because the damage from the rogue RA can persist longer 
before getting overridden by a legitimate RA. I don't have strong feelings 
about keeping the "attack window" wording though.

Thanks
Suresh