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[anonsec] 3401 and highjacking



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Stephen Kent wrote:
> Joe,
> 
>> ...
>>  >
>>
>>>
>>>  This almost sounds like a MIDCOM-style solution. I think this would
>>>  be a very big change to the current IPsec architecture, probably out
>>>  of scope for this WG.
>>
>>
>> I agree, however I wonder if that sort of issue was already present in
>> the BITW variants in 4301 anyway (to ensure, e.g., that packets arriving
>>  on different links with the same IP address didn't collide on SPI
>> allocations).
> 
> 
> This might be a problem if each interface had a distinct IPsec
> implementation, not just a distinct SPD. However, I know of no such
> devices, and thus no instances of problems of this sort. With just one
> SAD for a BITW device, SPI assignment is centralized and thus the
> problem you cite is avoided.
> 
> Steve

Just curious - without diving into 4301 myself - is that spec'd in 4301?

Joe
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