RFC 8116: Security Threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2)
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This document analyzes common security threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2) and describes their potential impacts on Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) operations. It also analyzes which of these security vulnerabilities can be mitigated when using the mandatory-to-implement security mechanisms for OLSRv2 and how the vulnerabilities are mitigated.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8116
- Published
- May 2017
- Authors
- T. Clausen; U. Herberg; J. Yi
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 26
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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