RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)

This document specifies the details of the Host Identity Protocol (HIP). HIP allows consenting hosts to securely establish and maintain shared IP-layer state,…

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Outgoing relationships (41 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 5201: Host Identity Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4034: Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3972: Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)
Normative reference — RFC 4282: The Network Access Identifier
Normative reference — RFC 6724: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 2404: The Use of HMAC-SHA-1-96 within ESP and AH
Normative reference — RFC 3602: The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec
Normative reference — RFC 4868: Using HMAC-SHA-256, HMAC-SHA-384, and HMAC-SHA-512 with IPsec
Normative reference — RFC 3526: More Modular Exponential (MODP) Diffie-Hellman groups for Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
Normative reference — RFC 2410: The NULL Encryption Algorithm and Its Use With IPsec
Normative reference — RFC 3110: RSA/SHA-1 SIGs and RSA KEYs in the Domain Name System (DNS)
Normative reference — RFC 2536: DSA KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System (DNS)
Normative reference — RFC 5702: Use of SHA-2 Algorithms with RSA in DNSKEY and RRSIG Resource Records for DNSSEC
Normative reference — RFC 4754: IKE and IKEv2 Authentication Using the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)
Normative reference — RFC 7343: An IPv6 Prefix for Overlay Routable Cryptographic Hash Identifiers Version 2 (ORCHIDv2)
Normative reference — RFC 7402: Using the Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) Transport Format with the Host Identity Protocol (HIP)
Informative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Informative reference — RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 7296: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Informative reference — RFC 3447: Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1
Informative reference — RFC 5869: HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function (HKDF)
Informative reference — RFC 6090: Fundamental Elliptic Curve Cryptography Algorithms
Informative reference — RFC 4423: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 2898: PKCS #5: Password-Based Cryptography Specification Version 2.0
Informative reference — RFC 5533: Shim6: Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 5206: End-Host Mobility and Multihoming with the Host Identity Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 5737: IPv4 Address Blocks Reserved for Documentation
Informative reference — RFC 7045: Transmission and Processing of IPv6 Extension Headers
Informative reference — RFC 3849: IPv6 Address Prefix Reserved for Documentation
Informative reference — RFC 2785: Methods for Avoiding the "Small-Subgroup" Attacks on the Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method for S/MIME
Informative reference — RFC 5205: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Domain Name System (DNS) Extensions
Informative reference — RFC 5204: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Rendezvous Extension
Informative reference — RFC 5903: Elliptic Curve Groups modulo a Prime (ECP Groups) for IKE and IKEv2
Informative reference — RFC 6253: Host Identity Protocol Certificates
Informative reference — RFC 5338: Using the Host Identity Protocol with Legacy Applications

Incoming relationships (9 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 8002: Host Identity Protocol Certificates
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9374: DRIP Entity Tag (DET) for Unmanned Aircraft System Remote ID (UAS RID)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8004: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Rendezvous Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8005: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Domain Name System (DNS) Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8003: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Registration Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8046: Host Mobility with the Host Identity Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9288: Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9153: Drone Remote Identification Protocol (DRIP) Requirements and Terminology
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8387: Practical Considerations and Implementation Experiences in Securing Smart Object Networks