RFC 9467 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2024
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Relaxed Packet Counter Verification for Babel MAC Authentication
Overview
RFC 9467, “Relaxed Packet Counter Verification for Babel MAC Authentication”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2024 by J. Chroboczek, T. Høiland-Jørgensen. It updates RFC 8967. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document relaxes the packet verification rules defined in "MAC Authentication for the Babel Routing Protocol" (RFC 8967) in order to make the protocol more robust in the presence of packet reordering. This document updates RFC 8967.
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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