@techreport{smith-6man-more-secure-rh-03, number = {draft-smith-6man-more-secure-rh-03}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-smith-6man-more-secure-rh/03/}, author = {Mark Smith}, title = {{More Secure IPv6 Routing Header Processing}}, pagetotal = 7, year = 2022, month = feb, day = 23, abstract = {The original IPv6 Type 0 Routing Header has been deprecated due to the security risk of a packet forwarding loop being formed, by specifying a large sequence of alternating IPv6 node addresses to visit. This memo proposes a method to prevent these forwarding loops forming, allowing the IPv6 Type 0 Routing Header to be more securely and more safely used. The method may also be applicable to other unicast source routing scenarios.}, }