RFC 4478 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2006

Repeated Authentication in Internet Key Exchange Protocol

Overview

RFC 4478, “Repeated Authentication in Internet Key Exchange Protocol”, is an Experimental document published in April 2006 by Y. Nir. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document extends the Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol document [IKEv2]. With some IPsec peers, particularly in the remote access scenario, it is desirable to repeat the mutual authentication periodically. The purpose of this is to limit the time that security associations (SAs) can be used by a third party who has gained control of the IPsec peer. This document describes a mechanism to perform this function. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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