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RFC 7985: Security Threats to Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF)

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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).

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Document ID
RFC7985
Published
November 2016
Authors
J. Yi; T. Clausen; U. Herberg
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
15
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RFC 7186

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