IETF draft-meow-mrrp-00

[−] chrismorgan 27d ago

https://f.matdoes.dev/notice/B5MVd4KD0Oh5Rfwaoq:

> i wrote an internet standard https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-meow-mrrp-00.html (it's published on ietf.org so you know it's real and official and endorsed by the ietf)

Sounds like a reaction to the IPv8 draft, pointing out that anyone can publish anything there and it means nothing.

[−] brianpane 27d ago

This seems ill-advised. The protocol as documented is trivially exploitable by reflection attacks. The cat next door said one meow, and now every cat in the neighborhood is wailing in response.

[−] zdw 27d ago

Dogs have the same failure mode, except also influenced by non-domesticated canines such as coyotes and wolves, so a worse attack vector.

[−] DeepYogurt 27d ago

I guess this shows how low of a bar there is for getting something in as an ietf draft. Adds context for that ipv8 post from the other day for sure

[−] zamadatix 27d ago

The author has a fun website too: https://matdoes.dev/

Complete with 88x31 buttons, sparkling star gifs, and a visit counter.

[−] vondur 27d ago

Reminds me of the chicken presentation: https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf

[−] teddyh 27d ago

Disappointingly, this draft does not reference previous important and influential work in this field: <https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf>.

(Also available in video format: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL_-1d9OSdk>)

[−] hootz 27d ago

Why?!

[−] frantathefranta 27d ago

It feels like a reply to the IPv8 draft[0] that got viral yesterday.

[0]: https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-thain-ipv8-00.html

[−] cosmojg 27d ago

Oh wow, yeah, this is clearly a parody of that IPv8 draft. Just look at the ASCII tables! I suppose it's a commentary on how low the bar is for submitting drafts to the IETF.

[−] dark-star 27d ago

That IPv8 one at least made sense. This one here doesn't, and it is not even funny

[−] ectospheno 27d ago

The ipv8 one required all traffic on a network comprising 4 billion ips to go through one server. It was far from sensical.

[−] dark-star 27d ago

I didn't say it was practical. But it definitely made more sense than this "meow" crap.

[−] zamadatix 27d ago

Don't worry, it actually called for 2 Zone Servers in an active-active pair!

[−] connicpu 27d ago

Can't let pilots have all the fun

[−] JesseTG 27d ago

The author must be hungry.

[−] crankoy 27d ago

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IETF draft-meow-mrrp-00 (ietf.org)

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