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The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM) for Label Distribution Protocol (LDP)
draft-asati-pignataro-mpls-ldp-gtsm-01

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (individual)
Authors Carlos Pignataro , Rajiv Asati
Last updated 2011-05-23 (Latest revision 2011-03-11)
Replaced by RFC 6720
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Abstract

The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM) describes a generalized use of a packets Time to Live (TTL) (IPv4) or Hop Limit (IPv6) to verify that the packet was sourced by a node on a connected link, thereby protecting the router's IP control-plane from CPU utilization based attacks. This technique improves security and is used by many protocols. This document defines the GTSM use for Label Distribution Protocol (LDP).

Authors

Carlos Pignataro
Rajiv Asati

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