Chapter 13 - Routing Security Flashcards by Hannes Krogmann

Q

What is the main vulnerability of BGP?

A

Route hijacking:
- Send out false BGP advertisements
- No integrity protection of route advertisements

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Q

What attacks can be carried out with BGP route hijacking?

A

Blackhole: Redirect route, so all packets will be dropped
Greyhole: Drop selected packets
Redirection
Eavesdropping
Censorship

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Q

How can route hijacking be prevented?

A

## Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)

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