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	MPLS Working Group L. Andersson		MPLS Working Group L. Andersson
	Internet-Draft Bronze Dragon Consulting		Internet-Draft Bronze Dragon Consulting
	Intended status: Informational S. Bryant		Intended status: Informational S. Bryant
	Expires: September 2, 2018 A. Malis		Expires: March 7, 2019 A. Malis
	Huawei Technologies		Huawei Technologies
	N. Leymann		N. Leymann
	Deutsche Telekom		Deutsche Telekom
	G. Swallow		G. Swallow
	Independent		Independent
	March 1, 2018		September 3, 2018
	Deprecating MD5 for LDP		Deprecating MD5 for LDP
	draft-nslag-mpls-deprecate-md5-02.txt		draft-nslag-mpls-deprecate-md5-03
	Abstract		Abstract
	When the MPLS Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) was specified circa		When the MPLS Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) was specified circa
	1999, there were very strong requirements that LDP should use a		1999, there were very strong requirements that LDP should use a
	cryptographic hash function to sign LDP protocol messages. MD5 was		cryptographic hash function to sign LDP protocol messages. MD5 was
	widely used at that time, and was the obvious choices.		widely used at that time, and was the obvious choices.
	However, even when this decision was being taken there were concerns		However, even when this decision was being taken there were concerns
	as to whether MD5 was a strong enough signing option. This		as to whether MD5 was a strong enough signing option. This
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