RFC 8983 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2021

Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 Notification Status Types for IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence

Overview

RFC 8983, “Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 Notification Status Types for IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2021 by M. Boucadair. It updates RFC 7296. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies new Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2) notification status types to better manage IPv4 and IPv6 coexistence by allowing the responder to signal to the initiator which address families are allowed.

This document updates RFC 7296.

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.

Read this RFC

The canonical text of RFC 8983 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in HTML,TXT,PDF,XML.

Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 7296
Other RFCs from 2021

Who Is Online

In total there are 43 users online: 0 registered, 37 guests and 6 bots.

Most users ever online was 1,226 on 13 Jun 2026, 3:56 am.

Bots: AhrefsBot Applebot Facebook Other Bot SemrushBot Sogou

Users active in the past 15 minutes. Total registered members: 354