[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