RFC 6242 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2011
TUE · 15 SEP 2026
Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell
Overview
RFC 6242, “Using the NETCONF Protocol over Secure Shell”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2011 by M. Wasserman. It obsoletes RFC 4742. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a method for invoking and running the Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) within a Secure Shell (SSH) session as an SSH subsystem. This document obsoletes RFC 4742. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2011
- RFC 6241 Network Configuration Protocol
- RFC 6243 With-defaults Capability for NETCONF
- RFC 6240 Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy Circuit Emulation over Packet MIB Using SMIv2
- RFC 6244 An Architecture for Network Management Using NETCONF and YANG
- RFC 6239 Suite B Cryptographic Suites for Secure Shell
- RFC 6245 Generic Routing Encapsulation Key Extension for Mobile IPv4
- RFC 6238 TOTP: Time-Based One-Time Password Algorithm
- RFC 6246 Virtual Private LAN Service Interoperability with Customer Edge Bridges