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Re: [v6ops] new draft: draft-taylor-v6ops-fragdrop

Fernando Gont <fgont@si6networks.com> Tue, 23 October 2012 08:30 UTC

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On 10/16/2012 03:44 PM, Nick Hilliard wrote:
> On 16/10/2012 19:42, Templin, Fred L wrote:
>> Why not just let non-initial fragments through and then forward
>> or don't forward the initial fragment depending on whether it
>> contains enough information in tlv headers to permit a filtering
>> decision?
> 
> i spot some DoSs there.

This is no different than the attacker sending non-initial fragments in
the first place....

Cheers,
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Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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