RFC 7298 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2014

Babel Hashed Message Authentication Code Cryptographic Authentication

Overview

RFC 7298, “Babel Hashed Message Authentication Code Cryptographic Authentication”, is an Experimental document published in July 2014 by D. Ovsienko. It updates RFC 6126. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8967 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a cryptographic authentication mechanism for the Babel routing protocol. This document updates RFC 6126. The mechanism allocates two new TLV types for the authentication data, uses Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC), and is both optional and backward compatible.

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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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 8967
This RFC updates
RFC 6126
Other RFCs from 2014

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