8 Apr
2004
8 Apr
'04
11:07 a.m.
The TTL mechanism is just a way to distinguish at low cost between good for_us traffic and junk. So more of a classifer than a security layer, though it can be argued both ways. And even though it does have security in the title, it is _not_ a panacea for "securing" bgp or any routing information.
Just to second what Vijay said here, what GTSM does is close the window a bit; it doesn't shut it. Dave