RFC 6023 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2010

A Childless Initiation of the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 Security Association

Overview

RFC 6023, “A Childless Initiation of the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 Security Association”, is an Experimental document published in October 2010 by Y. Nir, H. Tschofenig, H. Deng, R. Singh. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes an extension to the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol that allows an IKEv2 Security Association (SA) to be created and authenticated without generating a Child SA. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for examination, experimental implementation, and evaluation.

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What “Experimental” means

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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