@techreport{ietf-ripv2-md5-auth-00, number = {draft-ietf-ripv2-md5-auth-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ripv2-md5-auth/00/}, author = {Fred Baker and Ran Atkinson}, title = {{RIP-II MD5 Authentication}}, pagetotal = 14, year = 1997, month = mar, day = 7, abstract = {Growth in the Internet has made us aware of the need for improved authentication of routing information. RIP-II provides for unauthenticated service (as in classical RIP), or password authentication. Both are vulnerable to passive attacks currently widespread in the Internet. Well-understood security issues exist in routing protocols {[}4{]}. Clear text passwords, currently specified for use with RIP-II, are no longer considered sufficient {[}5{]}.}, }