RFC 6274: Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol Version 4
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document contains a security assessment of the IETF specifications of the Internet Protocol version 4 and of a number of mechanisms and policies in use by popular IPv4 implementations. It is based on the results of a project carried out by the UK's Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6274
- Published
- July 2011
- Authors
- F. Gont
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- ops
- Pages
- 75
- Also known as
- —
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