RFC 3972: Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)

This document describes a method for binding a public signature key to an IPv6 address in the Secure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) protocol. Cryptographically…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 2434: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
Normative reference — RFC 3280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Normative reference — RFC 3447: Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1
Normative reference — RFC 3279: Algorithms and Identifiers for the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Normative reference — RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 1750: Randomness Recommendations for Security
Informative reference — RFC 3041: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6

Incoming relationships (43 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 4982: Support for Multiple Hash Algorithms in Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGAs)
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 4581: Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA) Extension Field Format
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7217: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5201: Host Identity Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7721: Security and Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Address Generation Mechanisms
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5533: Shim6: Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4843: An IPv6 Prefix for Overlay Routable Cryptographic Hash Identifiers (ORCHID)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4925: Softwire Problem Statement
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7421: Analysis of the 64-bit Boundary in IPv6 Addressing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4866: Enhanced Route Optimization for Mobile IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5909: Securing Neighbor Discovery Proxy: Problem Statement
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8163: Transmission of IPv6 over Master-Slave/Token-Passing (MS/TP) Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7219: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) Source Address Validation Improvement (SAVI)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7430: Analysis of Residual Threats and Possible Fixes for Multipath TCP (MPTCP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6629: Considerations on the Application of the Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6 (Shim6)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6644: Rebind Capability in DHCPv6 Reconfigure Messages
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4941: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6775: Neighbor Discovery Optimization for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7136: Significance of IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6741: Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) Engineering Considerations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6740: Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) Architectural Description
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8928: Address-Protected Neighbor Discovery for Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5453: Reserved IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6181: Threat Analysis for TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5014: IPv6 Socket API for Source Address Selection
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7668: IPv6 over BLUETOOTH(R) Low Energy
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8065: Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Adaptation-Layer Mechanisms
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5739: IPv6 Configuration in Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4889: Network Mobility Route Optimization Solution Space Analysis
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6957: Duplicate Address Detection Proxy
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8105: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) Ultra Low Energy (ULE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5505: Principles of Internet Host Configuration
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9374: DRIP Entity Tag (DET) for Unmanned Aircraft System Remote ID (UAS RID)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4651: A Taxonomy and Analysis of Enhancements to Mobile IPv6 Route Optimization
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8387: Practical Considerations and Implementation Experiences in Securing Smart Object Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9354: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Power Line Communication (PLC) Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4214: Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6273: The Secure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) Hash Threat Analysis
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9898: Neighbor Discovery Considerations in IPv6 Deployments