RFC 8116 · INFORMATIONAL · 2017

Security Threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2

Overview

RFC 8116, “Security Threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2”, is an Informational document published in May 2017 by T. Clausen, U. Herberg, J. Yi. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document analyzes common security threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2) and describes their potential impacts on Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) operations. It also analyzes which of these security vulnerabilities can be mitigated when using the mandatory-to-implement security mechanisms for OLSRv2 and how the vulnerabilities are mitigated.

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