On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In my understanding, the threat imposed by malicious responses to > ICMPv6 node information query (Qtype = node name) is equal to > setting up DNS PTR records without forward zone administrators' > knowing. For instance, anyone can set up DNS PTR records that returns > "www.ietf.org". Similarly, anyone can respond with ICMPv6 node > information reply with "www.ietf.org".
That anyone setting DNS PTR records must be the administrator of an IP address block, and that IP address block must have been assigned to him. Seems like a big difference IMO. -- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- IETF IPng Working Group Mailing List IPng Home Page: http://playground.sun.com/ipng FTP archive: ftp://playground.sun.com/pub/ipng Direct all administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
