Subject: Re: Will RFC1146 (tcp alternative checksum options) be implemented in Linux tcp stack ?

From: Andi Kleen <[email-masked]>
Date: 17 Oct 2007 02:29:37 +0200

Yanping Du <[email-masked]> writes:

>   We found the standard 16-bit tcp checksum is not
> strong enough in some cases. Is there any roadmap on
> implementing RFC1146 (tcp alternative checksum
> options) in Linux tcp stack ?

The standard way to solve this problem is to either use
SSL or IPSec.  They both use very strong checksums
and are widely supported unlike this obscure old RFC.

-Andi