RFC 7819 · INFORMATIONAL · 2016
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Privacy Considerations for DHCP
Overview
RFC 7819, “Privacy Considerations for DHCP”, is an Informational document published in April 2016 by S. Jiang, S. Krishnan, T. Mrugalski. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
DHCP is a protocol that is used to provide addressing and configuration information to IPv4 hosts. This document discusses the various identifiers used by DHCP and the potential privacy issues.
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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