Digital signature protection of the OSPF routing protocol
Murphy, S.L.; Badger, M.R.
Network and Distributed System Security, 1996., Proceedings of the Symposium on
Volume , Issue , 22-23 Feb 1996 Page(s):93 - 102
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/NDSS.1996.492416
Summary:The routing protocols used to disseminate routing information
throughout the Internet are not protected from intruders or faulty
router participants. This paper reports on work in progress to protect
the OSPF routing protocol through the use of cryptography, specifically,
digital signatures. The routing information is signed with an asymmetric
cryptographic algorithm, allowing each router recipient to check the
source and integrity of the information. This paper discusses the
fundamental issues in security of routing protocols, reviews the basics
of OSPF operation, describes the proposed design and discusses remaining
vulnerabilities
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