Integrity Protection for the Network Service Header and Encryption of Sensitive Context Headers
RFC 9145, “Integrity Protection for the Network Service Header and Encryption of Sensitive Context Headers”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2021 by M. Boucadair, T. Reddy.K, D. Wing. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification presents an optional method to add integrity protection directly to the Network Service Header (NSH) used for Service Function Chaining (SFC). Also, this specification allows for the encryption of sensitive metadata (MD) that is carried in the NSH.
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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