Effects of Pervasive Encryption on Operators
RFC 8404, “Effects of Pervasive Encryption on Operators”, is an Informational document published in July 2018 by K. Moriarty, A. Morton. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Pervasive monitoring attacks on the privacy of Internet users are of serious concern to both user and operator communities. RFC 7258 discusses the critical need to protect users' privacy when developing IETF specifications and also recognizes that making networks unmanageable to mitigate pervasive monitoring is not an acceptable outcome: an appropriate balance is needed. This document discusses current security and network operations as well as management practices that may be impacted by the shift to increased use of encryption to help guide protocol development in support of manageable and secure networks.
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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