netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp: Generalized TTL Security Mechanism

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Message-Id: <20100111.162813.45985102.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:28:13 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: Generalized TTL Security Mechanism

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:00:34 -0800

> This patch adds the kernel portions needed to implement
> RFC 5082 Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM).
> It is a lightweight security measure against forged
> packets causing DoS attacks (for BGP). 
> 
> This is already implemented the same way in BSD kernels.
> For the necessary Quagga patch 
>   http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/quagga/dev/17389
> 
> Description from Cisco
>   http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_3t/12_3t7/feature/guide/gt_btsh.html
> 
> It does add one byte to each socket structure, but I did
> a little rearrangement to reuse a hole (on 64 bit), but it
> does grow the structure on 32 bit
> 
> This should be documented on ip(4) man page and the Glibc in.h
> file also needs update.  IPV6_MINHOPLIMIT should also be added
> (although BSD doesn't support that).  
> 
> Only TCP is supported, but could also be added to UDP, DCCP, SCTP
> if desired.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>

Applied to net-next-2.6, thanks Stephen.
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