[Xorp-hackers] OSPF auth...

Pavlin Radoslavov pavlin@icir.org
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:21:39 -0800


> >  * Even if we exclude the simple passwords from the picture, the
> >    whole mechanism of gradually switching from one MD5 password
> >    to another is a bit fuzzy with some holes (e.g., see Sections 4.2
> >    and 4.3 in RFC 2082). No wonder the whole key switchover
> >    mechanism is not used for RIPng.
> Well, you have despite the fuzziness implemented
> md5 key switchover so why not for simple auth?

We implemented the MD5 key switchover because RFC 2082 requires it :)

Pavlin