- Written by Vu Nguyen
- Posted on 8月 23, 2022
- Updated on 11月 22, 2023
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EOS currently supports BGP message authentication via the TCP MD5 Signature (TCP MD5) option (RFC 2385) to protect the BGP sessions from spoofed TCP segments. However, research has shown many concerns that the TCP MD5 algorithm is cryptographically ineffective with a just simple keyed hash for authentication.
- Written by Kailin Zhang
- Posted on 3月 2, 2026
- Updated on 3月 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).