> A RST must, in order to function properly, be as simple and non-error
> prone as possible. MD5 signatures are totally against that.
Duh wakey wakey Dave
> Either use IPSEC or fix its' deficiencies.
What do you think Ipsec does with an RST frame with an incorrect IP-AH
MD5 signature ? Exactly the same thing.
I'm not saying the RFC is a good idea (tho its a needed patch to use Linux
for backbone routing sanely with most vendors BGP kit). Your argument about
the RST frame is however pure horseshit
Alan
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