On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, Eloy Paris wrote: > The attack against the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol described > in the NTA Monitor advisory exploits the stateless nature of the IKE > version 1 protocol. The goal of such an attack is to deplete the > resources available on a device to negotiate IKE security associations, > and block legitimate users from establishing a new security association. "Stateless"? Wasn't it supposed to read "stateful"? --Pavel Kankovsky aka Peak [ Boycott Microsoft--http://www.vcnet.com/bms ] "Resistance is futile. Open your source code and prepare for assimilation."