RFC 6235 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2011

IP Flow Anonymization Support

Overview

RFC 6235, “IP Flow Anonymization Support”, is an Experimental document published in May 2011 by E. Boschi, B. Trammell. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes anonymization techniques for IP flow data and the export of anonymized data using the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) protocol. It categorizes common anonymization schemes and defines the parameters needed to describe them. It provides guidelines for the implementation of anonymized data export and storage over IPFIX, and describes an information model and Options- based method for anonymization metadata export within the IPFIX protocol or storage in IPFIX Files. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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