Internet layer configuration is defined as the configuration required to support the operation of the Internet layer. This includes IP address configuration, default gateway(s), name server configuration, boot configuration (TFTP, NFS), service location and directory configuration, mobility configuration, and time server configuration (NTP). Configuration is typically performed insecurely today. For example, DHCP is rarely secured due to the need for keys to be set up between clients and servers. In other cases, such as in Mobile IPv6, tools for secure configuration exist and their use is required, but there are deployment barriers. As a result, Internet Area working groups are exploring alternative solutions. These include use of EAP for use for key derivation, and configuration. For example, the DHC WG has considered employment of EAP-derived keys for use with DHCP security, as defined in RFC 3118 and 3315. The MIPv6 WG, in investigating the bootstrapping problem, has considered proposals involving use of IKEv2 with EAP, as well as utilization of link layer EAP exchanges for configuration. The SEND working group defined a certificate-based authorization for routers, where hosts prefer a router that has a certificate traceable to a trusted root configured for the host. SEND also defined zero configuration mechanism for secure IP address configuration, based on Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGAs). This BOF will provide an overview of Internet layer secure configuration needs, discussing the architectural issues and potential solutions under discussion. The purpose of the BOF is to discuss a common topic that touches several existing Working Groups, and it is not expected that a new working group will be formed as a result.