On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:08:34 -0400, Brandon Ross <br...@pobox.com> wrote:
Okay, I'll ask again. Exactly how does disabling ICMP redirects on my router prevent traffic from being intercepted?
It stops *one vector* of MITM attack. If a router honors redirects (and it never should), an evil host can intercept traffic of hosts that aren't on the local network.
This is 5000% beyond the scope of the original question, btw. --Ricky
