RFC 8967: MAC Authentication for the Babel Routing Protocol

This document describes a cryptographic authentication mechanism for the Babel routing protocol that has provisions for replay avoidance. This document…

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Obsoletes — RFC 7298: Babel Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC) Cryptographic Authentication
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 2104: HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication
Normative reference — RFC 6234: US Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA and SHA-based HMAC and HKDF)
Normative reference — RFC 7693: The BLAKE2 Cryptographic Hash and Message Authentication Code (MAC)

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9467: Relaxed Packet Counter Verification for Babel MAC Authentication
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9647: A YANG Data Model for Babel