On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Vladislav Yasevich wrote:
> I don't think link-local attack can be carried out through automatic tunnels
> (not to mention that they will fail the address checks).
> 
> After decapsulation, the packet is submitted for further input processing
> to look at the innner header.  At this point, the source or destination
> (or both) are link local and the packet must to be forwarded off the link
> (the link in this case is the tunnel).  So in effect you are attacking
> the decapsulator (a router in most cases).

Are you sure about this?

I don't think so.

Automatic tunneling is equivalent to configured tunneling.  Link-local
addresses can be used in manual tunnels.  AFAICS, automatic tunneling is
not really any different, except that source IPv4 address can be anything
at all.

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords


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