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Re: attacks on MPLS?


From: Florian Weimer <fw () deneb enyo de>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:04:52 +0200

* Christopher Morrow:

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Steven M. Bellovin <smb () cs columbia edu> wrote:
http://www.darkreading.com/securityservices/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216403220

This is different from ATM or FRAME or Private lines how? In the end,
MPLS is just a transport layer for the private network, if you don't
secure your data over a transport, shocker, people can see it!!!

People generally believe that MPLS VPNs are encrypted because all VPNs
are encrypted in their world. 8-/


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