OSPF key expire rules violates RFC 2293?

[Ondrej Zajicek]

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 03:47:39PM +0000, Kenth Eriksson wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> When an OSPF key lifetime expires then bird stops using that key. E.g.
> if the configured parameter "generate from time" expires, then bird
> reverts to an OSPF interface in unauthenticated mode. 
> 
> Is this intentional? Or is it something that can be configured? I think
> it is not according to the RFC. In appendix D of RFC 2293, the
> following is stated;

Hi

You are right (although it does not revert to unauthenticated mode, it
sends packets marked as authenticated, with zeroed hash). I think it is
oversight.

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