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

Brian Haberman <brian@innovationslab.net> Wed, 17 June 2015 17:48 UTC

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On 6/17/15 1:43 PM, Enno Rey wrote:

> 
> Let's put it slightly different: the intrusion detector is supposed
> to detect/block certain application layer attacks. Which it does as
> long as those come in/pass by without extension

If the device is trying to inspect application-layer data, it might as
well act like the destination and re-assemble the fragments. Yes, this
is costly processing, but it mitigates this bypass mechanism.

Regards,
Brian

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