What are the primary functions of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) in managing routing decisions across the Internet, and how can vulnerabilities in BGP be exploited to disrupt network traffic?
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
by EITCA Academy
The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a critical component in the management of routing decisions across the Internet, serving as the standardized exterior gateway protocol designed to exchange routing information between autonomous systems (AS). The primary functions of BGP are multifaceted, encompassing the advertisement of reachability information, path selection, policy enforcement, and maintaining a loop-free