RFC 7126: Recommendations on Filtering of IPv4 Packets Containing IPv4 Options

This document provides advice on the filtering of IPv4 packets based on the IPv4 options they contain. Additionally, it discusses the operational and…

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Outgoing relationships (30 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Normative reference — RFC 1191: Path MTU discovery
Normative reference — RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
Normative reference — RFC 4821: Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery
Normative reference — RFC 5015: Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM)
Normative reference — RFC 4727: Experimental Values In IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv4, ICMPv6, UDP, and TCP Headers
Normative reference — RFC 2113: IP Router Alert Option
Normative reference — RFC 6398: IP Router Alert Considerations and Usage
Normative reference — RFC 6814: Formally Deprecating Some IPv4 Options
Informative reference — RFC 2205: Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification
Informative reference — RFC 4306: Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4949: Internet Security Glossary, Version 2
Informative reference — RFC 2407: The Internet IP Security Domain of Interpretation for ISAKMP
Informative reference — RFC 5996: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Informative reference — RFC 1108: U.S. Department of Defense Security Options for the Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 5570: Common Architecture Label IPv6 Security Option (CALIPSO)
Informative reference — RFC 4782: Quick-Start for TCP and IP
Informative reference — RFC 6192: Protecting the Router Control Plane
Informative reference — RFC 1063: IP MTU discovery options
Informative reference — RFC 6274: Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol Version 4
Informative reference — RFC 1393: Traceroute Using an IP Option
Informative reference — RFC 1475: TP/IX: The Next Internet
Informative reference — RFC 1038: Draft revised IP security option
Informative reference — RFC 1385: EIP: The Extended Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 3585: IPsec Configuration Policy Information Model
Informative reference — RFC 1770: IPv4 Option for Sender Directed Multi-Destination Delivery
Informative reference — RFC 5350: IANA Considerations for the IPv4 and IPv6 Router Alert Options
Informative reference — RFC 4807: IPsec Security Policy Database Configuration MIB

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9288: Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers