Unfortunate History of Transient Numeric Identifiers
RFC 9414, “Unfortunate History of Transient Numeric Identifiers”, is an Informational document published in July 2023 by F. Gont, I. Arce. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document analyzes the timeline of the specification and implementation of different types of "transient numeric identifiers" used in IETF protocols and how the security and privacy properties of such protocols have been affected as a result of it. It provides empirical evidence that advice in this area is warranted. This document is a product of the Privacy Enhancements and Assessments Research Group (PEARG) in the IRTF.
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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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- RFC 9413 Maintaining Robust Protocols
- RFC 9415 On the Generation of Transient Numeric Identifiers
- RFC 9412 The ORIGIN Extension in HTTP/3
- RFC 9416 Security Considerations for Transient Numeric Identifiers Employed in Network Protocols
- RFC 9411 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Security Device Performance
- RFC 9417 Service Assurance for Intent-Based Networking Architecture
- RFC 9410 Handling of Identity Header Errors for Secure Telephone Identity Revisited
- RFC 9418 A YANG Data Model for Service Assurance