RFC 7985: Security Threats to Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document analyzes security threats to Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF), including vulnerabilities of duplicate packet detection and relay set selection mechanisms. This document is not intended to propose solutions to the threats described. In addition, this document updates RFC 7186 regarding threats to the relay set selection mechanisms using the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP) (RFC 6130).
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC7985
- Published
- November 2016
- Authors
- J. Yi; T. Clausen; U. Herberg
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 15
- Also known as
- —
- Updates:
- RFC 7186
Topics
Related documents
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- RFC 7939Definition of Managed Objects for the Neighborhood Discovery ProtocolCurrent
August 2016
- RFC 7859Identity-Based Signatures for Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Routing ProtocolsCurrent
May 2016
- RFC 8116Security Threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2)Current
May 2017
- RFC 7779Directional Airtime Metric Based on Packet Sequence Numbers for Optimized Link State Routing Version 2 (OLSRv2)Current
April 2016
- RFC 8218Multipath Extension for the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2)Current
August 2017
- RFC 8245Rules for Designing Protocols Using the Generalized Packet/Message Format from RFC 5444Current
October 2017
- RFC 7631TLV Naming in the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Generalized Packet/Message FormatUpdated
September 2015
- RFC 7466An Optimization for the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)Current
March 2015
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