[dns-operations] EDNS with IPv4 and IPv6 (DNSSEC or large answers)

Roland Dobbins rdobbins at arbor.net
Tue Sep 23 21:34:00 UTC 2014


On Sep 24, 2014, at 12:16 AM, Florian Weimer <fw at deneb.enyo.de> wrote:

> Fragmentation in IPv4 is inherently insecure.

Conceptually, yes, it's a Very Bad Idea.  But given the realities of the TCP/IP we have, it's important that network operators understand that they can't filter out non-initial fragments, or they'll break the Internet for their customers.

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