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Re: BCP38.info, RELATING: TWC (AS11351) blocking all NTP?


From: Michael DeMan <nanog () deman com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 00:24:08 -0800

Hi,

I think I might have already deleted subject matter a few days ago in re: BCP38.

What exactly are you trying to do?

I agree my general comment about the recent NTP weaknesses should be addressed via IPv6 RFC may have been 
mis-understood.
I meant mostly that with IPv6 NAT goes away, all devices are exposed, and we also have the 'internet of things' - much 
more subject to potential abuse.
An NTPv5 solution that could be done with NTP services already, and would be more of a 'best practices of how this shit 
starts up and what it can do' and educating vendors to have reasonable behavior in the first place?
And an NTPv6 solution/RFC/guideline that was similar, could help?
Neither will 'solve the problem' - but I think the idea of managing what somebody can do and having the provider filter 
in/out on IPv4 and/or mobile ipV4, much less ipV6 is very unorthodox and much against the spirit of having global m:n 
communications be helpful for humanity.


My apologies if I mis-understand your recent and last few e-mails.

I disagree that 'filtering' or 'blocking' any kind of IPv4 or IPv6 protocol to 'protect the end user' is the wrong way 
to go when compared to just having things work in a secure manner.

- Mike

On Feb 3, 2014, at 12:07 AM, Dobbins, Roland <rdobbins () arbor net> wrote:


On Feb 3, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Dobbins, Roland <rdobbins () arbor net> wrote:

It would be useful to know whether there are in fact NATs, or are 'DNS forwarders' . . .

Another question is whether or not it's possible that in at least some cases, MITMing boxes on intermediary networks 
are grabbing these queries and then spoofing the scanner source IP as they redirect the queries . . . . if this is 
taking place, then it would be the network(s) with the MITMing box(es) which allow spoofing, irrespective of whether 
or not the intended destination networks do, yes?

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