RFC 6482

"A Profile for Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs)", February 2012

Canonical URL:

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6482.txt
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Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

M. Lepinski
S. Kent
D. Kong

Stream:

IETF

Source:

sidr (rtg)

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Abstract

This document defines a standard profile for Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs). A ROA is a digitally signed object that provides a means of verifying that an IP address block holder has authorized an Autonomous System (AS) to originate routes to one or more prefixes within the address block. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.