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RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)

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IPv6 nodes use the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) to discover other nodes on the link, to determine their link-layer addresses to find routers, and to maintain reachability information about the paths to active neighbors. If not secured, NDP is vulnerable to various attacks. This document specifies security mechanisms for NDP. Unlike those in the original NDP specifications, these mechanisms do not use IPsec. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC3971
Published
March 2005
Authors
J. Arkko; J. Kempf; B. Zill; P. Nikander
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
56
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 6494, RFC 6495, RFC 6980

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