The Multicast Group Security Architecture
RFC 3740, “The Multicast Group Security Architecture”, is an Informational document published in March 2004 by T. Hardjono, B. Weis. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides an overview and rationale of the multicast security architecture used to secure data packets of large multicast groups. The document begins by introducing a Multicast Security Reference Framework, and proceeds to identify the security services that may be part of a secure multicast solution. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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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