Some changes may be forced by the transition of the Internet to a new version of IP, the so-called “IPng.” As of this writing, there are still several candidate protocols, but one of them requires a form of source-routing as an integral part of its design. If this protocol is selected, all address-based authentication mechanisms will become insecure; cryptographic authentication will become utterly essential. This is probably good, but the transition process will be painful. In particular, if the Internet deploys translation gateways as a conversion aid, organizations with firewalls will probably need their own translator to accommodate the internal process.
Predictor: Bellovin, Steven M.
Prediction, in context:In their 1994 book “Firewalls and Internet Security,” Steven Bellovin and William Cheswick write: ”Some changes may be forced by the transition of the Internet to a new version of IP, the so-called ‘IPng.’ As of this writing, there are still several candidate protocols, but one of them requires a form of source-routing as an integral part of its design. If this protocol is selected, all address-based authentication mechanisms will become insecure; cryptographic authentication will become utterly essential. This is probably good, but the transition process will be painful. In particular, if the Internet deploys translation gateways as a conversion aid, organizations with firewalls will probably need their own translator to accommodate the internal process.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Information Infrastructure
Subtopic: Protocols
Name of publication: Firewalls and Internet Security
Title, headline, chapter name: Chapter 14: Where Do We Go From Here?
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wilyhacker.com/1e/
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