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BGP security extension

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-000421

Security extension to the BGP protocol. It allows to digitally sign path information that can be independently verified and therefore eliminate the possibility to alter path information without notice.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-000421
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationBGPsec
ReferencesNIST TN 2060; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000421",
  "term": "BGP security extension",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "Security extension to the BGP protocol. It allows to digitally sign path information that can be independently verified and therefore eliminate the possibility to alter path information without notice.",
  "abbreviation": "BGPsec",
  "references": [
    "NIST TN 2060",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/bgp-security-extension/"
}

Record 421 of 4,693 in Cybersecurity terminology (MLC-0102). Request the full dataset.