Re: OSPFv3 Authentication

[Mohacsi Janos <mohacsi () niif hu>]

On Tue, 28 Sep 2010, Venkatesh Sriram wrote:

> While I have used MD5 with OSPFv2, I never used authentication with
> OSPFv3 since IPsec is (a) not available on all platforms (or/and
> requires a special license) and (b) requires too much of coordination
> with other folks to bring it up. I know operators who use
> authentication with ISIS for v6, but very little auth for
> OSPFv3.Obviously, you'll find an equal number that enthusiastically
> use auth with OSPFv3, so really there isnt any one right answer.

Dear Sriram,
	Can you list/name the platforms does not support IPsec for OSPFv3 
without special license? e.g. to avoid such a platform....
        Best Regards,
                Janos



> Sriram
>
> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 5:33 AM, Manav Bhatia <manavbhatia () gmail com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am doing a survey and was interested in knowing if network operators
> > are using OSPFv3 with authentication [RFC 4552] turned on? I know that
> > most providers turn on authentication with OSPFv2, but given that
> > OSPFv3 needs IPsec integration and can thus get little cumbersome to
> > configure, wanted to understand if a similar % of folks also turn on
> > authentication for OSPFv3?
> >
> > You can unicast me your responses (if you dont wish to share it on the
> > list) and i will collate all data and post a summary on the list.
> >
> > Cheers, Manav