Re: [v6ops] [ipv6-wg] Extension Headers / Impact on Security Devices

Brian Haberman <brian@innovationslab.net> Fri, 26 June 2015 12:55 UTC

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Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 08:54:58 -0400
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Subject: Re: [v6ops] [ipv6-wg] Extension Headers / Impact on Security Devices
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On 6/26/15 3:54 AM, Fernando Gont wrote:
> On 06/17/2015 03:22 PM, Brian Haberman wrote:
> 
>>> fragment" of a single datagram coming in, this is probably not an
>>> option for all those types of security controls (intrusion detectors,
>>> First Hop Security mechanisms, Infrastructure ACLs) expected to work
>>> mostly in wire speed. It is hence not an option for a number of
>>> networks using such techniques which is why they usually drop all
>>> extension headers except for AH, ESP and (in a few cases) FH. Doing
>>> so is a reasonable decision from their side and will not exactly
>>> encourage widespread development of new services using extension
>>> headers. Which then raises the question: what's the benefit of this
>>> thing called extension headers which do not provide much use today
>>> and might - given there's a growing number of networks acting as
>>> described - not provide much use tomorrow? This thing then seems to
>>> add an undesirable layer of complexity.
>>
>> Hmm... The old NFR platform, which I think got purchased by Checkpoint,
>> performed fragmentation re-assembly prior to doing its analysis.  So, at
>> least some products close that hole.
> 
> ... for IPv6 traffic?
> 

I believe so from what I remember (but I can't find documentation right
off).  The NFR was purchased by Checkpoint and became the IPS-1 and the
IPs-1 supports IPv6.

Regards,
Brian