ARCHITECT
FEATURED ANALYSIS
BGP ORIGIN attribute manipulation and its impact on the Internet
BY
Iliana Xygkou
SOURCE
The Cloudflare Blog
DATE
READ
1 min read
By doing in-depth testing, we found nearly 70% of BGP paths experience ORIGIN attribute rewrites by transit providers seeking traffic advantages. We examine the global impact of this practice and argue for deprecating …
By doing in-depth testing, we found nearly 70% of BGP paths experience ORIGIN attribute rewrites by transit providers seeking traffic advantages. We examine the global impact of this practice and argue for deprecating ORIGIN in route selection.