If they make proper anty-spoofiing filtering, no need in MD5.
> > Perhaps we are all making too much of this... > > It appears that Winstar feels that there is no need for MD5 > authentication of peering sessions. One of our customers has just had > the following response from Winstar following a request to implement MD5 > on their OC3 connection to Winstar. My first suggestion is to locate > another upstream provider (they have 3 already). > > However, perhaps someone from Winstar would care to help us all > understand what the alternative solution is to securing the session via > MD5? I would *love* an alternative to the 5 days of work we've just gone > through. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Justin Crawford - NMCW Engineer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:13 AM > > To: xxxxxx > > Subject: Re: *****SPAM***** MD5 implimentation on BGP > > > > xxxxx, > > > > Winstar does not currently run MD5 authentication with our peers. > > > > Thanks > > > > Justin > > > > Thank you for your time and business > > > > Justin Crawford > > Winstar NMCW > > Ph: 206-xxx.xxxx > > Has anyone else run in to this with Winstar? > > -- > Rodney Joffe > CenterGate Research Group, LLC. > http://www.centergate.com > "Technology so advanced, even we don't understand it!"(SM)