RFC 7258 - Pervasive Monitoring Is an Attack

Metadata

• RFC Number: 7258
• Title: Pervasive Monitoring Is an Attack
• BCP: 188
• Category: Best Current Practice
• Publication Date: May 2014
• Authors:
  • S. Farrell (Trinity College Dublin)
  • H. Tschofenig (ARM Ltd.)

Abstract

Pervasive monitoring is a technical attack that should be mitigated in the design of IETF protocols, where possible.

Contents

• 1. Pervasive Monitoring Is a Widespread Attack on Privacy
• 2. The IETF Will Work to Mitigate Pervasive Monitoring
• 3. Process Note
• 4. Security Considerations
• 5. Acknowledgements
• 6. Informative References
• Authors' Addresses

Status of This Memo

This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on BCPs is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7258.

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