RFC 8782 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2020

Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling Signal Channel Specification

Overview

RFC 8782, “Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling Signal Channel Specification”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2020 by T. Reddy.K, M. Boucadair, P. Patil, A. Mortensen, N. Teague. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9132 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) signal channel, a protocol for signaling the need for protection against Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks to a server capable of enabling network traffic mitigation on behalf of the requesting client.

A companion document defines the DOTS data channel, a separate reliable communication layer for DOTS management and configuration purposes.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 9132
Other RFCs from 2020

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