Key Management Considerations for the TCP MD5 Signature Option

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 7
Abstract: The TCP MD5 Signature Option (RFC 2385), used predominantly by BGP, has seen significant deployment in critical areas of Internet infrastructure. The security of this option relies heavily on the quality of the keying material used to compute the MD5 signature. This document addresses the security requirements of that keying material. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Publication Date: 2003-07-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC3562
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3562
Author(s): Marcus D. Leech
Keyword(s): BGP, Security, Encryption

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"Cracking DES: Secrets of Encryption Research, Wiretap Politics, and Chip Design". Electronic Frontier Foundation, 1998. EXTERNAL
Van Oorschot, P. and B. Preneel, "MDx-MAC and Building Fast MACs from Hash Functions". Proceedings Crypto '95, Springer-Verlag LNCS, August 1995. EXTERNAL
"CAIDA Analysis of Code Red" http://www.caida.org/analysis/security/code-red/ EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 1750 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 1771 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 1810 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2246 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2385 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2633 [Superseded*]

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IETF RFC 3871 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4271 [Active*]