Re: [secdir] Routing loop attacks using IPv6 tunnels

"Templin, Fred L" <Fred.L.Templin@boeing.com> Tue, 15 September 2009 15:49 UTC

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From: "Templin, Fred L" <Fred.L.Templin@boeing.com>
To: Dong Zhang <zhangdong_rh@huaweisymantec.com>, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [secdir] Routing loop attacks using IPv6 tunnels
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Dong,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dong Zhang [mailto:zhangdong_rh@huaweisymantec.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:27 PM
> To: Templin, Fred L; Brian E Carpenter
> Cc: v6ops; Christian Huitema; ipv6@ietf.org; secdir@ietf.org
> Subject: Re: RE: Routing loop attacks using IPv6 tunnels
> 
> Hi Temlin,
> 
> Please see inline.
> 
> Templin, Fred L 2009-09-12 Wrote:
> >Brian,
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:06 PM
> >> To: Templin, Fred L
> >> Cc: Christian Huitema; v6ops; ipv6@ietf.org; secdir@ietf.org
> >> Subject: Re: Routing loop attacks using IPv6 tunnels
> >>
> >> On 2009-09-12 09:13, Templin, Fred L wrote:
> >>
> >> (much text deleted)
> >>
> >> > Otherwise, the best solution IMHO
> >> > would be to allow only routers (and not hosts) on the
> >> > virtual links.
> >>
> >> This was of course the original intention for 6to4, so
> >> that any misconfiguration issues could be limited to presumably
> >> trusted staff and boxes. Unfortunately, reality has turned out
> >> to be different, with host-based automatic tunnels becoming
> >> popular.
> >
> >Thanks. I was rethinking this a bit after sending, and
> >I may have been too premature in saying routers only
> >and not hosts.
> >
> >What I would rather have said was that mechanisms such as
> >SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) may be helpful in private
> >addressing domains where spoofing is possible. Let me know
> >if this makes sense.
> >
> IMHO, most of the threats of automatic tunnels, like ISATAP and 6to4,
> are resulting from spoofing. If SEND or CGA is possible to be used,
> many attacks could be mitigated.

Thanks for voicing your opinion on this, and I agree.

Fred
fred.l.templin@boeing.com

> 
> Thx.
> 
> >Fred
> >fred.l.templin@boeing.com
> >
> >>
> >>      Brian
> >>
> >>
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