RFC 2411 · INFORMATIONAL · 1998

IP Security Document Roadmap

Overview

RFC 2411, “IP Security Document Roadmap”, is an Informational document published in November 1998 by R. Thayer, N. Doraswamy, R. Glenn. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6071 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document is intended to provide guidelines for the development of collateral specifications describing the use of new encryption and authentication algorithms with the ESP protocol, described in and new authentication algorithms used with the AH protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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
Obsoleted by
RFC 6071
Other RFCs from 1998

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