RFC Type: Proposed Standard
Technical Summary
This document is a standards track submission that recommends implementation
and configuration best practices for Internet Key Exchange Protocol version 2
(IKEv2) Responders, to allow them to resist Denial of Service and Distributed
Denial of Service attacks. Additionally, the document introduces a new
mechanism called "Client Puzzles" that help accomplish this task.
Working Group Summary
The document was reviewed by several regular WG participants. Changes
suggested by the chairs and participants resulted in a good deal of
discussion and revisions. The submitted draft represents solid WG consensus.
Document Quality
No implementations are currently known, but multiple WG members have
expressed an interest in implementing the guidance in this document.
Personnel
Authors are Valery Smyslov and Yoav Nir. Kathleen Moriarty is the responsible
Area Director. Dave Waltermire is the document shepherd.
Intellectual Property
All authors have confirmed that they are not aware of any undisclosed IPR
associated with this document. There have been no IPR disclosures.
Other Issues
None
The document shepherd has completely reviewed this draft to include review of
idnits, the references, and IANA considerations sections. No issues have been
found.