An Acceptable Use Policy for New ICMP Types and Codes
RFC 7279, “An Acceptable Use Policy for New ICMP Types and Codes”, is a Best Current Practice document published in May 2014 by M. Shore, C. Pignataro. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
In this document we provide a basic description of ICMP's role in the IP stack and some guidelines for future use.
This document is motivated by concerns about lack of clarity concerning when to add new Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) types and/or codes. These concerns have highlighted a need to describe policies for when adding new features to ICMP is desirable and when it is not.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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