RE: Reverse DNS RFCs and Recommendations

[Beng Hui Ong <ongbh () ispworkshop com>]

we cannot assume that the connection between isp and cpe is a single entity. 

a typical example will be the guy who run the dslam and the guy who run the bras belong to two different companies in 
market which mandate open access.

Alex Rubenstein <alex () corp nac net> wrote:

> > > > Not necessarily. When the CPE is configured through DHCP (or PPP?),
> > > > the ISP can send the secret.
> > >
> > > Which can be seen, in many cases, by other parties
> >
> > Who can see the packets sent from the local ISP to the CPE directly
> > connected to the ISP?
>
> The NSA, FBI, CIA, DHS. Or, the ISP, the ISP's employees, contractors, sub-contractors. Or the phone company handling 
> the PPPOE, L2TP, or whatever else. Or the WiFi sniffer on the street outside.