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Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers
RFC 9288

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2022-12-03
Gunter Van de Velde Closed request for Last Call review by OPSDIR with state 'Overtaken by Events'
2022-08-18
(System)
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 9288, changed abstract to 'This document analyzes the security implications of IPv6 Extension Headers and …
Received changes through RFC Editor sync (created alias RFC 9288, changed abstract to 'This document analyzes the security implications of IPv6 Extension Headers and associated IPv6 options.  Additionally, it discusses the operational and interoperability implications of discarding packets based on the IPv6 Extension Headers and IPv6 options they contain.  Finally, it provides advice on the filtering of such IPv6 packets at transit routers for traffic not directed to them, for those cases where such filtering is deemed as necessary.', changed pages to 33, changed standardization level to Informational, changed state to RFC, added RFC published event at 2022-08-18, changed IESG state to RFC Published)
2022-08-18
(System) RFC published