RFC 6494 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2012

Certificate Profile and Certificate Management for SEcure Neighbor Discovery

Overview

RFC 6494, “Certificate Profile and Certificate Management for SEcure Neighbor Discovery”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2012 by R. Gagliano, S. Krishnan, A. Kukec. It updates RFC 3971. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) utilizes X.509v3 certificates for performing router authorization. This document specifies a certificate profile for SEND based on resource certificates along with extended key usage values required for SEND. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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
This RFC updates
RFC 3971
Other RFCs from 2012

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