Re: [OPSEC] [IPv6] [v6ops] [EXTERNAL] Re: Why folks are blocking IPv6 extension headers? (Episode 1000 and counting) (Linux DoS)

2023-05-26 Thread Tom Herbert
On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 8:38 AM Fernando Gont wrote: > > Hi, Warren, > > On 26/5/23 11:03, Warren Kumari wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, May 25, 2023 at 11:13 PM, Brian E Carpenter > > mailto:brian.e.carpen...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > [] > > > > A well-implemented host will not be troubled by

Re: [OPSEC] [IPv6] [v6ops] [EXTERNAL] Re: Why folks are blocking IPv6 extension headers? (Episode 1000 and counting) (Linux DoS)

2023-05-26 Thread Fernando Gont
On 25/5/23 23:13, Brian E Carpenter wrote: [] It's perfectly fine if a host chooses to block incoming packets for any reason whatever, including unknown extension headers. That's quite consistent with the *network* allowing permissionless innovation. The problem arises when any upstrea