RFC 4278 on Standards Maturity Variance Regarding the TCP MD5 Signature Option (RFC 2385) and the BGP-4 Specification

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        RFC 4278

        Title:      Standards Maturity Variance Regarding the TCP MD5
                    Signature Option (RFC 2385) and the BGP-4
                    Specification
        Author(s):  S. Bellovin, A. Zinin
        Status:     Informational
        Date:       January 2006
        Mailbox:    bellovin at acm.org, zinin at psg.com
        Pages:      7
        Characters: 14483
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    None

        I-D Tag:    draft-iesg-tcpmd5app-01.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc4278.txt


The IETF Standards Process requires that all normative references for
a document be at the same or higher level of standardization.  RFC
2026 section 9.1 allows the IESG to grant a variance to the standard
practices of the IETF.  This document explains why the IESG is
considering doing so for the revised version of the BGP-4
specification, which refers normatively to RFC 2385, "Protection of
BGP Sessions via the TCP MD5 Signature Option".  RFC 2385 will remain
at the Proposed Standard level.

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Joyce K. Reynolds and Sandy Ginoza
USC/Information Sciences Institute

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