BGP prefix filter list

Tue May 21 09:28:41 UTC 2019

On 5/20/19 7:26 PM, John Kristoff wrote:
> On Mon, 20 May 2019 23:09:02 +0000
> Seth Mattinen <sethm at rollernet.us> wrote:
>
>> A good start would be killing any /24 announcement where a covering
>> aggregate exists.
> I wouldn't do this as a general rule.  If an attacker knows networks are
> 1) not pointing default, 2) dropping /24's, 3) not validating the
> aggregates, and 4) no actual legitimate aggregate exists, (all
> reasonable assumptions so far for many /24's), then they have a pretty
> good opportunity to capture that traffic.


+1 John

Seth approach could be an option _only_ if prefix has an aggregate 
exists && as origin are the same


> John