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RFC 6302: Logging Recommendations for Internet-Facing Servers

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In the wake of IPv4 exhaustion and deployment of IP address sharing techniques, this document recommends that Internet-facing servers log port number and accurate timestamps in addition to the incoming IP address. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.

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Document ID
RFC6302
Published
June 2011
Authors
A. Durand; I. Gashinsky; D. Lee; S. Sheppard
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
5
Also known as
BCP162

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