RFC 6274 · INFORMATIONAL · 2011

Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol Version 4

Overview

RFC 6274, “Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol Version 4”, is an Informational document published in July 2011 by F. Gont. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document contains a security assessment of the IETF specifications of the Internet Protocol version 4 and of a number of mechanisms and policies in use by popular IPv4 implementations. It is based on the results of a project carried out by the UK's Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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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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