Supporting Authentication Trailer for OSPFv3
RFC 6506, “Supporting Authentication Trailer for OSPFv3”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2012 by M. Bhatia, V. Manral, A. Lindem. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7166 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Currently, OSPF for IPv6 (OSPFv3) uses IPsec as the only mechanism for authenticating protocol packets. This behavior is different from authentication mechanisms present in other routing protocols (OSPFv2, Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS), RIP, and Routing Information Protocol Next Generation (RIPng)). In some environments, it has been found that IPsec is difficult to configure and maintain and thus cannot be used. This document defines an alternative mechanism to authenticate OSPFv3 protocol packets so that OSPFv3 does not only depend upon IPsec for authentication. [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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