RFC8116: Security Threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2)

Thomas Heide Clausen (1) , Ulrich Herberg , J Yi

1 X - École polytechnique

This document analyzes common security threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2) and describes their potential impacts on Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) operations. It also analyzes which of these security vulnerabilities can be mitigated when using the mandatory-to-implement security mechanisms for OLSRv2 and how the vulnerabilities are mitigated. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. 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). Not all documents approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 7841. 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/rfc8116. Clausen, et al.

Domains: Networking and Internet Architecture [cs.NI]

Thomas Heide Clausen, Ulrich Herberg, J Yi. RFC8116: Security Threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2). [Technical Report] RFC8116, The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). 2017. ⟨hal-03172511⟩