RFC 6978: A TCP Authentication Option Extension for NAT Traversal

This document describes an extension to the TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO) to support its use over connections that pass through Network Address…

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Outgoing relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5925: The TCP Authentication Option
Informative reference — RFC 5389: Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN)
Informative reference — RFC 2663: IP Network Address Translator (NAT) Terminology and Considerations
Informative reference — RFC 6056: Recommendations for Transport-Protocol Port Randomization
Informative reference — RFC 6824: TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses
Informative reference — RFC 5926: Cryptographic Algorithms for the TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO)

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 8803: 0-RTT TCP Convert Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9868: Transport Options for UDP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7974: An Experimental TCP Option for Host Identification