Re: [MEXT] Issue #2: Recommendation for closure on on "Use of DHAADmechanism"

["Vijay Devarapalli" <vijay at wichorus.com>]

> > *  Finally, it should be noted that the specification of ICMP to
carry
> > *  DHAAD incurs a certain deployability risk related to the
perceived
> > *  insecurity of ICMP messages.  Many ISPs are blocking ICMP on all
> links
> > *  except the first hop, because ICMP is known to be a vehicle for
DoS
> > *  attacks and other sorts of threats.
> 
> IMHO, this should go.

I agree, but for a different reason though. If ICMP is blocked, isn't it
obvious that DHAAD messages can't make it through?

Viujay

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