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RFC 7610: DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers

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This document specifies a mechanism for protecting hosts connected to a switched network against rogue DHCPv6 servers. It is based on DHCPv6 packet filtering at the layer 2 device at which the packets are received. A similar mechanism has been widely deployed in IPv4 networks ('DHCP snooping'); hence, it is desirable that similar functionality be provided for IPv6 networks. This document specifies a Best Current Practice for the implementation of DHCPv6-Shield.

Document record

Document ID
RFC7610
Published
August 2015
Authors
F. Gont; W. Liu; G. Van de Velde
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
12
Also known as
BCP199

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