RFC 6810 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2013

The Resource Public Key Infrastructure to Router Protocol

Overview

RFC 6810, “The Resource Public Key Infrastructure to Router Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2013 by R. Bush, R. Austein. It has since been updated by RFC 8210. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

In order to verifiably validate the origin Autonomous Systems of BGP announcements, routers need a simple but reliable mechanism to receive Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RFC 6480) prefix origin data from a trusted cache. This document describes a protocol to deliver validated prefix origin data to routers. [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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