RFC 7112: Implications of Oversized IPv6 Header Chains

The IPv6 specification allows IPv6 Header Chains of an arbitrary size. The specification also allows options that can, in turn, extend each of the headers. In…

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Outgoing relationships (8 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4821: Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery
Normative reference — RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
Normative reference — RFC 7045: Transmission and Processing of IPv6 Extension Headers
Informative reference — RFC 2827: Network Ingress Filtering: Defeating Denial of Service Attacks which employ IP Source Address Spoofing
Informative reference — RFC 3704: Ingress Filtering for Multihomed Networks

Incoming relationships (6 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7113: Implementation Advice for IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard (RA-Guard)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7610: DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8956: Dissemination of Flow Specification Rules for IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9288: Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks