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Re: using "reserved" IPv6 space


From: Randy Bush <randy () psg com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:50:12 +0900

The fact that your prefix is a Secret Sauce that isn't known to the
rest of the world won't matter much to an attacker.  One 'ifconfig' on
whatever beachhead machine the attacker has inside your net, and it's
not Secret Sauce anymore, it's just another bottle of Thousand Island
dressing...

security through obsurity is such tempting koolaid.  people fall for it
continually and repeatedly.

i especially like the one where filtering ula at your border is thought
to be any different than filtering a bit of global at your border.

randy


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