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RFC 6274: Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol Version 4

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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.

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Document ID
RFC6274
Published
July 2011
Authors
F. Gont
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
75
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