RFC 9133 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2021

Controlling Filtering Rules Using Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling Signal Channel

Overview

RFC 9133, “Controlling Filtering Rules Using Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling Signal Channel”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 2021 by K. Nishizuka, M. Boucadair, T. Reddy.K, T. Nagata. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies an extension to the Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) signal channel protocol so that DOTS clients can control their filtering rules when an attack mitigation is active.

Particularly, this extension allows a DOTS client to activate or deactivate existing filtering rules during a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack. The characterization of these filtering rules is conveyed by a DOTS client during an 'idle' time (i.e., no mitigation is active) by means of the DOTS data channel protocol.

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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