> I am searching for information on vulnerabilities in the Multi-protocol
> Label Switching (MPLS) protocol. I have been unable to gather information
> by searching on the common search engines, as the majority of the hits are
> related to the RFC's.
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> I have organized several questions to better understand the subject: Are
> there any big holes that could lead to a security compromise? What is the
> difference between MPLS and MPLS VPN? I realize that plain MPLS does not
> provide confidentiality, integrity, and authentication by itself unless it
> is used along with IPSec. How is the route negotiated between the PE's
> (provider edge routers)? Can the route negotiation be compromised in any
> manner? What happens with traffic if one of the PE routers goes offline?
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> I realize that these are difficult questions and the answers are likely to
> be lengthy. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
Mike Ruscher
Communications Security Establishment
mgruscher_at_cse-cst.gc.ca
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Received on Jan 03 2001
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