RFC 2453 · INTERNET STANDARD · 1998
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
RIP Version 2
Overview
RFC 2453, “RIP Version 2”, is an Internet Standard document published in November 1998 by G. Malkin. It obsoletes RFC 1723. It has since been updated by RFC 4822. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies an extension of the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) to expand the amount of useful information carried in RIP messages and to add a measure of security. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Internet Standard” means
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1998
- RFC 2452 IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol
- RFC 2454 IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the User Datagram Protocol
- RFC 2451 The ESP CBC-Mode Cipher Algorithms
- RFC 2455 Definitions of Managed Objects for APPN
- RFC 2450 Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rule
- RFC 2456 Definitions of Managed Objects for APPN TRAPS
- RFC 2449 POP3 Extension Mechanism
- RFC 2457 Definitions of Managed Objects for Extended Border Node