Describe the role of authentication mechanisms in RIP for securing routing update messages and ensuring network integrity.
Tuesday, 02 April 2024
by EITCA Academy
Authentication mechanisms play a crucial role in ensuring the security and integrity of routing update messages in the Routing Information Protocol (RIP). RIP is one of the oldest distance-vector routing protocols used in computer networking to determine the best path for data packets based on hop count. However, due to its simplicity and lack of