The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 16
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 a connected link has been used in many recent protocols. This document generalizes this technique. This document obsoletes Experimental RFC 3682. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC5082
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5082
Author(s): Vijay Gill
John Heasley
David Meyer
Pekka Savola
Carlos Pignataro
Keyword(s): Time To Live, Packet Hop Limit

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IETF RFC 791 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2003 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2461 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2784 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3392 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3443 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4213 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4271 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4301 [Active, Amended*]

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"Thread: 'IP-in-IP, TTL decrementing when forwarding and BITW' on int-area list, Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0606020830220.12705@netcore.fi>", June 2006, < http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ int-area/current/msg00267.html >. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 1191 [Active*]
IETF RFC 1981 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3032 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3682 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3704 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4272 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4821 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 5405 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 5971 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6720 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7552 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7705 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8085 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9568 [Active*]