The DHCPv4 Relay Agent Identifier Sub-Option
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) B. Joshi
Request for Comments: 6925 R. Desetti
Category: Standards Track Infosys Ltd.
ISSN: 2070-1721 M. Stapp
Cisco Systems, Inc.
April 2013
The DHCPv4 Relay Agent Identifier Sub-Option
Abstract
This document defines a new Relay Agent Identifier sub-option for the
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Relay Agent Information
option. The sub-option carries a value that uniquely identifies the
relay agent device within the administrative domain. The value is
normally administratively configured in the relay agent. The sub-
option allows a DHCP relay agent to include the identifier in the
DHCP messages it sends.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6925.
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Joshi, et al. Standards Track [Page 1]
RFC 6925 The Relay Agent ID Sub-Option April 2013
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................2
2. Terminology .....................................................2
3. Example Use Cases ...............................................3
3.1. Bulk Leasequery ............................................3
3.2. Industrial Ethernet ........................................3
4. Sub-Option Format ...............................................4
5. Identifier Stability ............................................4
5.1. Identifier Uniqueness ......................................5
6. Security Considerations .........................................6
6.1. Forged Relay ID Attacks ....................................6
6.2. Factory-Floor Scenario .....................................6
7. IANA Considerations .............................................7
8. Acknowledgments .................................................7
9. References ......................................................7
9.1. Normative References .......................................7
9.2. Informative References .....................................8
1. Introduction
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv4 (DHCPv4) [RFC2131]
provides IP addresses and configuration information for IPv4 clients.
It includes a relay agent capability, in which network elements
receive broadcast messages from clients and forward them to DHCP
servers as unicast messages. In many network environments, relay
agents add information to the DHCP messages before forwarding them,
using the Relay Agent Information option [RFC3046]. Servers that
recognize the Relay Agent Information option echo it back in their
replies.
This specification introduces a Relay Agent Identifier (Relay-ID)
sub-option for the Relay Agent Information option. The Relay-ID sub-
option carries a sequence of octets that is intended to uniquely
identify the relay agent within the administrative domain. In this
document, an administrative domain consists of all DHCP servers and
relay agents that communicate with each other.
2. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
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