Internet Security Glossary, Version 2
RFC 4949, “Internet Security Glossary, Version 2”, is an Informational document published in August 2007 by R. Shirey. It obsoletes RFC 2828. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This Glossary provides definitions, abbreviations, and explanations of terminology for information system security. The 334 pages of entries offer recommendations to improve the comprehensibility of written material that is generated in the Internet Standards Process (RFC 2026). The recommendations follow the principles that such writing should (a) use the same term or definition whenever the same concept is mentioned; (b) use terms in their plainest, dictionary sense; (c) use terms that are already well-established in open publications; and (d) avoid terms that either favor a particular vendor or favor a particular technology or mechanism over other, competing techniques that already exist or could be developed. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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- RFC 4948 Report from the IAB workshop on Unwanted Traffic March 9-10, 2006
- RFC 4950 ICMP Extensions for Multiprotocol Label Switching
- RFC 4947 Address Resolution Mechanisms for IP Datagrams over MPEG-2 Networks
- RFC 4951 Fail Over Extensions for Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol "failover"
- RFC 4946 Atom License Extension
- RFC 4952 Overview and Framework for Internationalized Email
- RFC 4945 The Internet IP Security PKI Profile of IKEv1/ISAKMP, IKEv2, and PKIX
- RFC 4953 Defending TCP Against Spoofing Attacks