Re: [tcpm] comments on draft-ietf-tcpm-icmp-attacks-05

Joe Touch <touch@ISI.EDU> Fri, 12 June 2009 20:41 UTC

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Fernando Gont wrote:
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>> 5) (general) Section 5.1, last paragraph, it
>> seems like we should be mentioning TCP-AO as
>> well here, though I don't think it changes any
>> part of the claim.
> 
> Agreed. Maybe this is also an indication that TCP-AO *should* change
> something in this respect!

TCP-AO already addresses ICMP attacks in the security considerations
section, and requires there to be a way to disable reaction to ICMPs.
Like IPsec, though, we don't make a-priori assessments as to whether
ICMPs should be blocked or not on connections on which TCP-AO (or IPsec)
is used.

Joe
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