Re: OSPF Question...other devices in LAN cant intercept

Joe,

I was under impression that md5 authentication will not prevent us from
actually reading the payload as it is authenticated, but not encrypted.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Nick
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On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:40 AM, Mohamed El Henawy <m.henawy_at_link.net> wrote:

> Thanks Anthony ,Joe
>
> perhaps I went too far with my thinking for this question ( Technology labs
> made me think of a lot of options ) it was more simple than that but the
> point about asking the proctor is very good ..hope they will be answering
:)
> and your are correct Joe..read data and intercept it are different and I
> don't think the proctor will spend any minutes thinking about the
difference
> bet the 2 words
> even though I'm officially lost the points for this question but still I'm
> comfortable...some how in real life I would have put the pwd...still ..I
> know very well I study for the exam not for real life
> Anyway...Thanks a lot for your reply so much appreciated really
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Sequeira" <asequeira_at_ine.com>
> To: "Mohamed El Henawy" <m.henawy_at_link.net>
> Cc: "ccie groupstudy" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 12:29 AM
> Subject: Re: OSPF Question...other devices in LAN cant intercept
> communicatio bet 2 neighbors
>
>
>
> Hi Mohamed!
>>
>> Your solution is not strange at all. You are thinking OSPF security and
>> that is an excellent thing.
>>
>> In the actual exam, you need to read very, very carefully to determine the
>> tool or strategy the proctors are looking/grading for. When in doubt, go
to
>> them and explain your reasoning for choosing one tool over another and
see
>> if they can provide some guidance. If we had wanted OSPF authentication
in
>> the task, you would have noticed that we would have hinted at what
>> kind...null, clear text, MD5. Notice that we tend to hint, not come right
>> out and dictate it.
>>
>> What is most important as you go through our training is that you continue
>> to practice task interpretation and master all of the options that exist
for
>> solving a particular task. The actual lab will be sure to challenge your
>> problem solving skills...and sometimes requires quite a bit of
creativity.
>>
>> Congratulations on your journey - enjoy every minute!
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>> Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
>> http://www.INE.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 30, 2009, at 5:05 PM, Mohamed El Henawy wrote:
>>
>> Hello Group ,
>>>
>>> hope someone can guide me here
>>>
>>> I started doing my 1st IE Workbook2
>>>
>>> there is this question OSPF bet 2 routers in same LAN , question asking
>>> ensure that host devices running ospf on the segment cant intercept the
>>> ospf
>>> communication bet the 2 routers...i put authentication under the
>>> interface and
>>> the answer was with neighbor command..pretty simple
>>>
>>> my question is....wouldn't having pwd would make the traffic cant be
>>> intercepted ??...
>>>
>>> i don't know why I think of such strange solutions....i'm not even that
>>> expert
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks .
>>>
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