RFC 4945 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007

The Internet IP Security PKI Profile of IKEv1/ISAKMP, IKEv2, and PKIX

Overview

RFC 4945, “The Internet IP Security PKI Profile of IKEv1/ISAKMP, IKEv2, and PKIX”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2007 by B. Korver. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and Public Key Infrastructure for X.509 (PKIX) certificate profile both provide frameworks that must be profiled for use in a given application. This document provides a profile of IKE and PKIX that defines the requirements for using PKI technology in the context of IKE/IPsec. The document complements protocol specifications such as IKEv1 and IKEv2, which assume the existence of public key certificates and related keying materials, but which do not address PKI issues explicitly. This document addresses those issues. The intended audience is implementers of PKI for IPsec. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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

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.

Read this RFC

The canonical text of RFC 4945 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.

Other RFCs from 2007

Who Is Online

In total there are 388 users online: 0 registered, 383 guests and 5 bots.

Most users ever online was 1,226 on 13 Jun 2026, 3:56 am.

Bots: AhrefsBot Applebot Other Bot Other Crawler SemrushBot

Users active in the past 15 minutes. Total registered members: 354