RFC 6302: Logging Recommendations for Internet-Facing Servers

In the wake of IPv4 exhaustion and deployment of IP address sharing techniques, this document recommends that Internet-facing servers log port number and…

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Outgoing relationships (5 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Informative reference — RFC 5905: Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification
Informative reference — RFC 3022: Traditional IP Network Address Translator (Traditional NAT)
Informative reference — RFC 6146: Stateful NAT64: Network Address and Protocol Translation from IPv6 Clients to IPv4 Servers
Informative reference — RFC 6269: Issues with IP Address Sharing

Incoming relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6888: Common Requirements for Carrier-Grade NATs (CGNs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8158: IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) Information Elements for Logging NAT Events
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6973: Privacy Considerations for Internet Protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6967: Analysis of Potential Solutions for Revealing a Host Identifier (HOST_ID) in Shared Address Deployments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7422: Deterministic Address Mapping to Reduce Logging in Carrier-Grade NAT Deployments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6908: Deployment Considerations for Dual-Stack Lite