Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 12:15:21 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net> Cc: "George V. Neville-Neil" <gnn@FreeBSD.org>, Darren Reed <darrenr@hub.freebsd.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet6 in6.h in6_proto.c route6.c Message-ID: <20070501191521.CF83F45076@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 01 May 2007 15:26:20 BST." <861wi0mxgz.wl%rpaulo@fnop.net>
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--==_Exmh_1178046921_75116P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline > Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 15:26:20 +0100 > From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net> > Sender: owner-cvs-all@freebsd.org > > At Tue, 1 May 2007 04:33:19 +0000, > Darren Reed wrote: > > > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 11:42:42AM +0000, George V. Neville-Neil wrote: > > > gnn 2007-04-24 11:42:42 UTC > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_6) > > > sys/netinet6 in6.h in6_proto.c route6.c > > > Log: > > > Add a new sysctl net.inet.ip6.rthdr0_allowed, which is default off, > > > to disable the processing of Route Header Type 0 options in IPv6. > > > This is not really an MFC because currently in HEAD the processing > > > of these options is disabled unilateraly pending discussion at the IETF > > > on the future of such headers. > > > > Given this direction came from the IETF, is there an internet draft > > or RFC or BCP that discusses or summarises this? > > No, I don't think there is one yet. While it may take a while to get out an RFC, you can read the reasons for this change. It is the result of a presentation at CanSecWest on April 18 by Biondi and Ebalard. The PDF is available at: http://www.secdev.org/conf/IPv6_RH_security-csw07.pdf -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 --==_Exmh_1178046921_75116P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 06/03/2002 iD8DBQFGN5HJkn3rs5h7N1ERAm1tAJ96D3lk7uzCtpr8kbcHrKa1e5cnRQCgl/k/ A53kBVsWRrSEmzP9S4VA+Ck= =oLcr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1178046921_75116P--
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