The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Attribution of Internet Probes' (draft-ietf-opsec-probe-attribution-09.txt) as Informational RFC
This document is the product of the Operational Security Capabilities for IP Network Infrastructure Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Warren Kumari and Robert Wilton. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-opsec-probe-attribution/ Technical Summary Active measurements can target either collaborating parties or non- collaborating ones. Sometimes these measurements are viewed as unwelcome or aggressive. This document proposes some simple techniques allowing any party or organization to understand what this unsolicited packet is, what is its purpose, and more importantly who to contact. Working Group Summary There was no real controversy, and good consensus during the WGLC. Document Quality This is not a protocol document, however the approach described in this draft was used while performing measurements for https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-vyncke-v6ops-james/. The draft's Acknowledgment section mentions that the early implementation of the proposed mechanism does exist. Personnel Jen Linkova is DS. Warren "Ace" Kumari is RAD!!!!! _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
