Using Counter Modes with Encapsulating Security Payload and Authentication Header to Protect Group Traffic
RFC 6054, “Using Counter Modes with Encapsulating Security Payload and Authentication Header to Protect Group Traffic”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2010 by D. McGrew, B. Weis. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Counter modes have been defined for block ciphers such as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Counter modes use a counter, which is typically assumed to be incremented by a single sender. This memo describes the use of counter modes when applied to the Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH) in multiple-sender group applications. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
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