- Written by Zach Waltman
- Posted on November 12, 2019
- Updated on November 12, 2019
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The Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) provides a mechanism to connect together multiple PIM Sparse Mode
- Written by Kailin Zhang
- Posted on March 2, 2026
- Updated on March 2, 2026
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EOS supports Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) peering over TCP. Previously, MSDP sessions in EOS did not provide a built-in TCP-level authentication mechanism, leaving the MSDP TCP connection susceptible to spoofed or injected TCP segments (e.g., forged FIN/ACK/RSTs).