IP Fragmentation Considered Fragile

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Best Practice
Pages: 23
Abstract: This document describes IP fragmentation and explains how it introduces fragility to Internet communication. This document also proposes alternatives to IP fragmentation and provides recommendations for developers and network operators.
Publication Date: 2020-09-01
Status Note: Best Current Practice
DOI: 10.17487/RFC8900
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8900
Author(s): Ron Bonica
Fred Baker
Geoff Huston
Bob Hinden
Ole Trøan
Fernando Gont
Keyword(s): IPv6, Fragmentation

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IETF RFC 768 [Active*]
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10.1145-55482.55524 — Kent EXTERNAL
IETF.draft-ietf-intarea-tunnels-10 — I-D.ietf-intarea-tunnels EXTERNAL
IETF.draft-ietf-tsvwg-udp-options-08 — I-D.ietf-tsvwg-udp-options EXTERNAL
Damas, J. and G. Huston, "Measuring ATR", April 2018, <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2018-04/atr.html>. EXTERNAL
Huston, G., "IPv6, Large UDP Packets and the DNS", August 2017, <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2017-08/xtn-hdrs.html>. EXTERNAL
Ptacek, T. H. and T. N. Newsham, "Insertion, Evasion and Denial of Service: Eluding Network Intrusion Detection", 1998, <http://www.aciri.org/vern/Ptacek-Newsham-Evasion-98.ps>. EXTERNAL
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