RFC 3457 · INFORMATIONAL · 2003

Requirements for IPsec Remote Access Scenarios

Overview

RFC 3457, “Requirements for IPsec Remote Access Scenarios”, is an Informational document published in January 2003 by S. Kelly, S. Ramamoorthi. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

IPsec offers much promise as a secure remote access mechanism. However, there are a number of differing remote access scenarios, each having some shared and some unique requirements. A thorough understanding of these requirements is necessary in order to effectively evaluate the suitability of a specific set of mechanisms for any particular remote access scenario. This document enumerates the requirements for a number of common remote access scenarios. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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