RFC 8065 · INFORMATIONAL · 2017
TUE · 16 JUN 2026
Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Adaptation-Layer Mechanisms
Overview
RFC 8065, “Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Adaptation-Layer Mechanisms”, is an Informational document published in February 2017 by D. Thaler. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses how a number of privacy threats apply to technologies designed for IPv6 over various link-layer protocols, and it provides advice to protocol designers on how to address such threats in adaptation-layer specifications for IPv6 over such links.
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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