RFC 1825 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1995
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Overview
RFC 1825, “Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 1995 by R. Atkinson. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2401 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes the security mechanisms for IP version 4 (IPv4) and IP version 6 (IPv6) and the services that they provide. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1995
- RFC 1824 The Exponential Security System TESS: An Identity-Based Cryptographic Protocol for Authenticated Key-Exchange
- RFC 1826 IP Authentication Header
- RFC 1823 The LDAP Application Program Interface
- RFC 1827 IP Encapsulating Security Payload
- RFC 1822 A Grant of Rights to Use a Specific IBM patent with Photuris
- RFC 1828 IP Authentication using Keyed MD5
- RFC 1821 Integration of Real-time Services in an IP-ATM Network Architecture
- RFC 1829 The ESP DES-CBC Transform