A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8386 Title: Privacy Considerations for Protocols Relying on IP Broadcast or Multicast Author: R. Winter, M. Faath, F. Weisshaar Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: May 2018 Mailbox: rolf.winter@hs-augsburg.de, faath@conntac.net, fabian.weisshaar@hs-augsburg.de Pages: 13 Characters: 32238 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-intarea-broadcast-consider-09.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8386 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8386 A number of application-layer protocols make use of IP broadcast or multicast messages for functions such as local service discovery or name resolution. Some of these functions can only be implemented efficiently using such mechanisms. When using broadcast or multicast messages, a passive observer in the same broadcast or multicast domain can trivially record these messages and analyze their content. Therefore, designers of protocols that make use of broadcast or multicast messages need to take special care when designing their protocols. This document is a product of the Internet Area Working Group 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