RFC 8207 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2017
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
BGPsec Operational Considerations
Overview
RFC 8207, “BGPsec Operational Considerations”, is a Best Current Practice document published in September 2017 by R. Bush. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Deployment of the BGPsec architecture and protocols has many operational considerations. This document attempts to collect and present the most critical and universal. Operational practices are expected to evolve as BGPsec is formalized and initially deployed.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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Other RFCs from 2017
- RFC 8206 BGPsec Considerations for Autonomous System Migration
- RFC 8208 BGPsec Algorithms, Key Formats, and Signature Formats
- RFC 8205 BGPsec Protocol Specification
- RFC 8209 A Profile for BGPsec Router Certificates, Certificate Revocation Lists, and Certification Requests
- RFC 8204 Benchmarking Virtual Switches in the Open Platform for NFV
- RFC 8210 The Resource Public Key Infrastructure to Router Protocol, Version 1
- RFC 8203 BGP Administrative Shutdown Communication
- RFC 8211 Adverse Actions by a Certification Authority or Repository Manager in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure