A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. BCP 199 RFC 7610 Title: DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers Author: F. Gont, W. Liu, G. Van de Velde Status: Best Current Practice Stream: IETF Date: August 2015 Mailbox: fgont@si6networks.com, liushucheng@huawei.com, gunter.van_de_velde@alcatel-lucent.com Pages: 12 Characters: 26119 See Also: BCP 199 I-D Tag: draft-ietf-opsec-dhcpv6-shield-08.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7610 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7610 This document specifies a mechanism for protecting hosts connected to a switched network against rogue DHCPv6 servers. It is based on DHCPv6 packet filtering at the layer 2 device at which the packets are received. A similar mechanism has been widely deployed in IPv4 networks ('DHCP snooping'); hence, it is desirable that similar functionality be provided for IPv6 networks. This document specifies a Best Current Practice for the implementation of DHCPv6-Shield. This document is a product of the Operational Security Capabilities for IP Network Infrastructure Working Group of the IETF. BCP: This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. 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/rfc.html 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