tcp: Generalized TTL Security Mechanism
This patch adds the kernel portions needed to implement
RFC 5082 Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM).
It is a lightweight security measure against forged
packets causing DoS attacks (for BGP).
This is already implemented the same way in BSD kernels.
For the necessary Quagga patch
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/quagga/dev/17389
Description from Cisco
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_3t/12_3t7/feature/guide/gt_btsh.html
It does add one byte to each socket structure, but I did
a little rearrangement to reuse a hole (on 64 bit), but it
does grow the structure on 32 bit
This should be documented on ip(4) man page and the Glibc in.h
file also needs update. IPV6_MINHOPLIMIT should also be added
(although BSD doesn't support that).
Only TCP is supported, but could also be added to UDP, DCCP, SCTP
if desired.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/linux/in.h b/include/linux/in.h
index b615649..583c76f 100644
--- a/include/linux/in.h
+++ b/include/linux/in.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
#define IP_ORIGDSTADDR 20
#define IP_RECVORIGDSTADDR IP_ORIGDSTADDR
+#define IP_MINTTL 21
+
/* IP_MTU_DISCOVER values */
#define IP_PMTUDISC_DONT 0 /* Never send DF frames */
#define IP_PMTUDISC_WANT 1 /* Use per route hints */