A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8329 Title: Framework for Interface to Network Security Functions Author: D. Lopez, E. Lopez, L. Dunbar, J. Strassner, R. Kumar Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: February 2018 Mailbox: diego.r.lopez@telefonica.com, ed@curveballnetworks.com, Linda.dunbar@huawei.com, john.sc.strassner@huawei.com, rakeshkumarcloud@gmail.com Pages: 25 Characters: 56930 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-i2nsf-framework-10.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8329 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8329 This document describes the framework for Interface to Network Security Functions (I2NSF) and defines a reference model (including major functional components) for I2NSF. Network Security Functions (NSFs) are packet-processing engines that inspect and optionally modify packets traversing networks, either directly or in the context of sessions to which the packet is associated. This document is a product of the Interface to Network Security Functions Working Group of the IETF. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC