IETF RFC 5082
The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)
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| Organization: | IETF |
| Publication Date: | 1 October 2007 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 16 |
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The use of a packet's Time to Live (TTL) (IPv4) or Hop Limit (IPv6) to verify whether the packet was originated by an adjacent node on a connected link has been used in many recent protocols. This document generalizes this technique. This document obsoletes Experimental RFC 3682.
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IETF RFC 5082
October 1, 2007
The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)
The use of a packet's Time to Live (TTL) (IPv4) or Hop Limit (IPv6) to verify whether the packet was originated by an adjacent node on a connected link has been used in many recent protocols. This...