File formats:

Status:

INFORMATIONAL

Authors:

S. Krishnan
D. Thaler
J. Hoagland

Stream:

IETF

Source:

v6ops (ops)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6169

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Abstract

A number of security concerns with IP tunnels are documented in this memo. The intended audience of this document includes network administrators and future protocol developers. The primary intent of this document is to raise the awareness level regarding the security issues with IP tunnels as deployed and propose strategies for the mitigation of those issues. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.