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RFC 7378: Trustworthy Location

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The trustworthiness of location information is critically important for some location-based applications, such as emergency calling or roadside assistance. This document describes threats to conveying location, particularly for emergency calls, and describes techniques that improve the reliability and security of location information. It also provides guidelines for assessing the trustworthiness of location information.

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Document ID
RFC7378
Published
December 2014
Authors
H. Tschofenig; H. Schulzrinne; B. Aboba
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
art
Pages
31
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