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Hello,I know if MD5 authentication is not enabled then HSRP is vulnerable to a takeover attack. However, I am struggling to understand how MD5 prevents this. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can correct any of my mistakes, but as I understand:The s...
What input from the packet is combined with the key to generate the MD5? Is it the entire packet? Is it only certain fields like the IP?In my network I am seeing two routers, each broadcasting hello messages. Router 1 is using the exact same hash eve...
Thank you, but I already understand points 1 and 2, which is why I am asking my question:What data is HSRP using to calculate the MD5 hash? And how do the routers verify that this hash is valid?Can you explain the below in more detail? How does MD5 c...
