Re: [v6ops] [IPv6] Why folks are blocking IPv6 extension headers? (Episode 1000 and counting) (Linux DoS)

Fernando Gont <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.opsec,gmane.ietf.v6ops,gmane.ietf.ipv6
Organization SI6 Networks
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi, Brian,

On 23/5/23 00:41, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
[...]
> 
> That depends where you choose to apply the zero trust model. As Steve 
> Bellovin argued many years ago in his distributed firewalls paper, 
> distributing the trust model to the end systems is best, because you no 
> longer have to trust any intermediate systems.

Given the amount of things that get connected to the Net (smart bulbs, 
refrigerators, etc.) -- and that will super-likely never receive 
security updates, you may have to rely on your own network.

For instance, I wouldn't have my smart TV "defend itself".

Cheers,
-- 
Fernando Gont
SI6 Networks
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