On Jan 15, 2014, at 11:41 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore <patr...@ianai.net> wrote:

> I repeat: NEVER EVER EVER put an IX prefix into BGP, IGP, or even static 
> route. An IXP LAN should not be reachable from any device except those 
> directly attached to that LAN. Period.

+1

Again, folks, this isn't theoretical.  When the particular attacks cited in 
this thread were taking place, I was astonished that the IXP infrastructure 
routes were even being advertised outside of the IXP network, because of these 
very issues.

IXPs are not the problem when it comes to breaking PMTU-D.  The problem is 
largely with enterprise networks, and with 'security' vendors who've propagated 
the myth that simply blocking all ICMP somehow increases 'security'.

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