RFC 7353 · INFORMATIONAL · 2014
MON · 14 SEP 2026
Security Requirements for BGP Path Validation
Overview
RFC 7353, “Security Requirements for BGP Path Validation”, is an Informational document published in August 2014 by S. Bellovin, R. Bush, D. Ward. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes requirements for a BGP security protocol design to provide cryptographic assurance that the origin Autonomous System (AS) has the right to announce the prefix and to provide assurance of the AS Path of the announcement.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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