RFC 9414: Unfortunate History of Transient Numeric Identifiers

This document analyzes the timeline of the specification and implementation of different types of "transient numeric identifiers" used in IETF protocols and…

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Outgoing relationships (32 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Normative reference — RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 1323: TCP Extensions for High Performance
Normative reference — RFC 4941: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 8415: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 1883: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 6056: Recommendations for Transport-Protocol Port Randomization
Normative reference — RFC 7217: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
Normative reference — RFC 3041: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 1884: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 5452: Measures for Making DNS More Resilient against Forged Answers
Normative reference — RFC 6528: Defending against Sequence Number Attacks
Normative reference — RFC 2374: An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format
Normative reference — RFC 3587: IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format
Normative reference — RFC 2073: An IPv6 Provider-Based Unicast Address Format
Informative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Informative reference — RFC 5905: Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification
Informative reference — RFC 7258: Pervasive Monitoring Is an Attack
Informative reference — RFC 8981: Temporary Address Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 1948: Defending Against Sequence Number Attacks
Informative reference — RFC 7721: Security and Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Address Generation Mechanisms
Informative reference — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks
Informative reference — RFC 8064: Recommendation on Stable IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Informative reference — RFC 7739: Security Implications of Predictable Fragment Identification Values
Informative reference — RFC 6274: Security Assessment of the Internet Protocol Version 4
Informative reference — RFC 5157: IPv6 Implications for Network Scanning
Informative reference — RFC 9109: Network Time Protocol Version 4: Port Randomization