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Port Control Protocol (PCP) Authentication Mechanism
draft-wasserman-pcp-authentication-02

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (individual)
Expired & archived
Authors Margaret Cullen , Sam Hartman , Dacheng Zhang
Last updated 2012-09-12 (Latest revision 2012-03-11)
Replaced by draft-ietf-pcp-authentication
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Stream Stream state (No stream defined)
Consensus boilerplate Unknown
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IESG IESG state Replaced by draft-ietf-pcp-authentication
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This Internet-Draft is no longer active. A copy of the expired Internet-Draft is available in these formats:

Abstract

An IPv4 or IPv6 host can use the Port Control Protocol (PCP) to flexibly manage the IP address and port mapping information on Network Address Translators (NATs) or firewalls, to facilitate communications with remote hosts. However, the un-controlled generation or deletion of IP address mappings on such network devices may cause security risks and should be avoided. In some cases the client may need to prove that it is authorized to modify, create or delete PCP mappings. This document proposes an in-band authentication mechanism for PCP that can be used in those cases. The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is used to perform authentication between PCP devices.

Authors

Margaret Cullen
Sam Hartman
Dacheng Zhang

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