BGP and BGP Security Flashcards
1
Q
What is an autonomous system (AS)?
A
An AS can be thought of as a connected group of IP networks manged by a single administrative entity, such as a university, government, corporate organisation, or other type of ISP
2
Q
What type of AS’s exist?
A
Transit AS
Stub AS: Single Homed and Multi Homed
3
Q
What do BGP routers act as within the context of their connection with AS’s.
A
They acts as the point of traffic exchange between AS’s.
4
Q
What causes a BGP attack to occur?
A
Among two identical IP addresses, BGP routers will automatically route to the router with the longest network ID (subnet).
