Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements for Encapsulating Security Payload and Authentication Header
RFC 4835, “Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements for Encapsulating Security Payload and Authentication Header”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2007 by V. Manral. It obsoletes RFC 4305. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7321 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The IPsec series of protocols makes use of various cryptographic algorithms in order to provide security services. The Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and the Authentication Header (AH) provide two mechanisms for protecting data being sent over an IPsec Security Association (SA). To ensure interoperability between disparate implementations, it is necessary to specify a set of mandatory-to-implement algorithms to ensure that there is at least one algorithm that all implementations will have available. This document defines the current set of mandatory-to-implement algorithms for ESP and AH as well as specifying algorithms that should be implemented because they may be promoted to mandatory at some future time. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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