The IESG has received a request from the Mobile Ad-hoc Networks WG (manet) to consider the following document: - 'Security Threats for Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF)' <draft-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats-05.txt> as Informational RFC The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2016-08-11. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document analyzes security threats of the Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF), including the vulnerabilities of duplicate packet detection and relay set selection mechanisms. This document is not intended to propose solutions to the threats described. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-manet-smf-sec-threats/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.
