File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Updates:

RFC 8505

Authors:

P. Thubert, Ed.
B. Sarikaya
M. Sethi
R. Struik

Stream:

IETF

Source:

6lo (int)

Cite this RFC: TXT  |  XML

DOI:  10.17487/RFC8928

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Abstract

This document updates the IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol defined in RFCs 6775 and 8505. The new extension is called Address-Protected Neighbor Discovery (AP-ND), and it protects the owner of an address against address theft and impersonation attacks in a Low-Power and Lossy Network (LLN). Nodes supporting this extension compute a cryptographic identifier (Crypto-ID), and use it with one or more of their Registered Addresses. The Crypto-ID identifies the owner of the Registered Address and can be used to provide proof of ownership of the Registered Addresses. Once an address is registered with the Crypto-ID and a proof of ownership is provided, only the owner of that address can modify the registration information, thereby enforcing Source Address Validation.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.