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RFC 5082
The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM),October 2007
- File formats:
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 3682
- Authors:
- V. Gill
J. Heasley
D. Meyer
P. Savola, Ed.
C. Pignataro - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- rtgwg (rtg)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5082
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Abstract
The use of a packet's Time to Live (TTL) (IPv4) or Hop Limit (IPv6)to verify whether the packet was originated by an adjacent node on aconnected link has been used in many recent protocols. This documentgeneralizes this technique. This document obsoletes Experimental RFC3682. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.