On Apr 27, 2012 3:05 PM, "Paul Vixie" <vi...@isc.org> wrote: > > http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/04/27/2039237/engineers-ponder-easier-fix-to-internet-problem > > > "The problem: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) enables routers to > > communicate about the best path to other networks, but routers don't > > verify the route 'announcements.' When routing problems erupt, 'it's > > very difficult to tell if this is fat fingering on a router or > > malicious > > < http://www.itworld.com/security/272320/engineers-ponder-easier-fix-dangerous-internet-problem >,' > > said Joe Gersch, chief operating officer for Secure64, a company that > > makes Domain Name System (DNS) server software. In a well-known > > incident, Pakistan Telecom made an error with BGP after Pakistan's > > government ordered in 2008 that ISPs block YouTube, which ended up > > knocking Google's service offline > > < http://slashdot.org/story/08/02/25/1322252/pakistan-youtube-block-breaks-the-world >. > > A solution exists, but it's complex, and deployment has been slow. Now > > experts have found an easier way." > > this seems late, compared to the various commitments made to rpki in > recent years. is anybody taking it seriously? >
Taking what seriously ? The commitments to rpki you speak off ? Late is a relative term. It does not matter if the cat is white or black, as long as it cathes the rat. CB
