> Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 15:26:20 +0100 > From: Rui Paulo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751
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