alt Hacker NewsThe only reason BGP route leaks aren't more common is the filtering of other ISPs. It's pretty easy to make a mistake you don't intend to.
The only reason BGP route leaks aren't more common is the filtering of other ISPs. It's pretty easy to make a mistake you don't intend to.
Truth. There's been a lot of work over the past 10-15 years to strap on best practices and validation to make these kinds of incidents less common or impossible. The article even talks about several upcoming changes/standards at the end.