RFC 7721: Security and Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Address Generation Mechanisms

This document discusses privacy and security considerations for several IPv6 address generation mechanisms, both standardized and non-standardized. It…

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Outgoing relationships (2 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 3972: Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)
Informative reference — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks

Incoming relationships (14 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7824: Privacy Considerations for DHCPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7844: Anonymity Profiles for DHCP Clients
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8064: Recommendation on Stable IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8065: Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Adaptation-Layer Mechanisms
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8994: An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9915: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7943: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers (IIDs) with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8136: Additional Transition Functionality for IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9365: IPv6 Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (IPWAVE): Problem Statement and Use Cases
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9414: Unfortunate History of Transient Numeric Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9415: On the Generation of Transient Numeric Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9416: Security Considerations for Transient Numeric Identifiers Employed in Network Protocols