Андрей Сластенов wrote:
> 
> SNMP use udp. So, someone (if know community of course) may spoof IP source
> address of SNMP request. 

Lots of networks can (should) have spoofing be impossible. That attack 
would not work on our network for example.

It's a problem for the DFZ though.

<rant>

It's worth pointing out that SNMP can run over TCP. IOS doesn't support 
it of course, because Cisco seem happy to let management fester. I guess 
the rationale is "everyone copies IOS, it must be good".

The IOS CLI is a hacked-up copy of "ex":

http://connection.netcordia.com/blogs/terrys_blog/archive/2007/10/28/the-history-of-the-cisco-cli.aspx

...and here we are >15 years later, with no real improvements beyond 
aliases and TCL.

Bah. I want my junoscript (and no, I don't rate netconf)

</rant>
_______________________________________________
cisco-nsp mailing list  [email protected]
https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp
archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/

Reply via email to