Basic Socket Interface Extensions for the Host Identity Protocol
RFC 6317, “Basic Socket Interface Extensions for the Host Identity Protocol”, is an Experimental document published in July 2011 by M. Komu, T. Henderson. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines extensions to the current sockets API for the Host Identity Protocol (HIP). The extensions focus on the use of public-key-based identifiers discovered via DNS resolution, but also define interfaces for manual bindings between Host Identity Tags (HITs) and locators. With the extensions, the application can also support more relaxed security models where communication can be non-HIP-based, according to local policies. The extensions in this document are experimental and provide basic tools for further experimentation with policies. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
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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