On Apr 4, 2014, at 6:10 AM, Don Sturek <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Douglas,
> 
> As one who follows the WG and having a keen interest in homenet solutions,
> I fail to see how TRILL addresses the homenet problem set.
> 
> Producing a flat L2 architecture and then trying to set up specific
> service filters to contain the traffic seems like an L3 problem to me.
> 
> Claiming that L3 does not address "security threats" is not a reason to
> use TRILL since I would imagine setting "specific service filters" in
> TRILL would have the same issues (and without the existing IETF L3
> security solutions we already have)
> 
> Don

Dear Don,

Typical home networks could use link-local addresses for all internal devices 
without the filtering concern that effects enterprise level deployments.  In 
addition, the mDNS to DNS proxy scheme expects routable addresses and rather 
ugly name conversion and base domain assignments ignored in proposed 
specifications.

In comparison, Rbridge which can be introduced incrementally, permits continued 
use of link-local addressing and firewalls to avoid a difficult task of 
assessing network boundaries.  Devices using default mDNS names would not 
suddenly become indirectly visible and various network enabled displays that 
handle HDCP media still function within the home.

Even if Rbridge is not a viable solution, I would still request that we look at 
the security impact of any proposal - even if it is just in the form of a BCP 
that would be useful for deployment.

Regards,
Douglas Otis

 


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