RFC 1969 · INFORMATIONAL · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The PPP DES Encryption Protocol
Overview
RFC 1969, “The PPP DES Encryption Protocol”, is an Informational document published in June 1996 by K. Sklower, G. Meyer. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2419 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides specific details for the use of the DES standard [5, 6] for encrypting PPP encapsulated packets. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1996
- RFC 1968 The PPP Encryption Control Protocol
- RFC 1970 Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6
- RFC 1967 PPP LZS-DCP Compression Protocol
- RFC 1971 IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
- RFC 1966 BGP Route Reflection An alternative to full mesh IBGP
- RFC 1972 A Method for the Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
- RFC 1965 Autonomous System Confederations for BGP
- RFC 1973 PPP in Frame Relay