Re: [OPSEC] WGLC for draft-ietf-opsec-ipv6-eh-filtering-03

Joe Touch <touch@strayalpha.com> Thu, 05 October 2017 18:28 UTC

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Subject: Re: [OPSEC] WGLC for draft-ietf-opsec-ipv6-eh-filtering-03
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> On Oct 5, 2017, at 11:04 AM, Ron Bonica <rbonica@juniper.net> wrote:
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> I think that you just struck the note that Fernando and I missed. Transit routers filter extension headers for one of the following reasons:
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> -          To protect themselves (as in RFC 6192)
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> -          To protect downstream devices
> 
A similar dimension includes the impact to the IPv6 standard, ie is the behavior permitted, allowed but discouraged, or in violation. 

Protecting yourself and other devices might not be valid if you break the protocol. Just because a router can’t do something isn’t a reason to say it’s ok not to.  

IPv6 is a ride with a minimum height requirement. 

Joe