RFC 5069 · INFORMATIONAL · 2008

Security Threats and Requirements for Emergency Call Marking and Mapping

Overview

RFC 5069, “Security Threats and Requirements for Emergency Call Marking and Mapping”, is an Informational document published in January 2008 by T. Taylor, H. Tschofenig, H. Schulzrinne, M. Shanmugam. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document reviews the security threats associated with the marking of signalling messages to indicate that they are related to an emergency, and with the process of mapping locations to Universal Resource Identifiers (URIs) that point to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). This mapping occurs as part of the process of routing emergency calls through the IP network.

Based on the identified threats, this document establishes a set of security requirements for the mapping protocol and for the handling of emergency-marked calls. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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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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