{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-dots-signal-channel-41",
  "doc_id": "RFC8782",
  "title": "Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) Signal Channel Specification",
  "authors": [
    "T. Reddy.K, Ed.",
    "M. Boucadair, Ed.",
    "P. Patil",
    "A. Mortensen",
    "N. Teague"
  ],
  "format": [
    "XML",
    "TEXT",
    "HTML",
    "PDF"
  ],
  "page_count": "100",
  "pub_status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "source": "DDoS Open Threat Signaling",
  "abstract": "This document specifies the Distributed Denial-of-Service Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) signal channel, a protocol for signaling the need for protection against Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks to a server capable of enabling network traffic mitigation on behalf of the requesting client.\n\n A companion document defines the DOTS data channel, a separate reliable communication layer for DOTS management and configuration purposes.",
  "pub_date": "May 2020",
  "keywords": [
    "security",
    "mitigation",
    "service delivery",
    "connectivity",
    "anti-DDoS",
    "automation",
    "cooperation",
    "resilience",
    "filtering",
    "security center",
    "mitigator",
    "scrubbing",
    "dynamic service protection",
    "dynamic mitigation",
    "cooperative networking",
    "protective networking"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [
    "RFC9132"
  ],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC8782",
  "errata_url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/rfc8782"
}