RFC 6379 · HISTORIC · 2011

Suite B Cryptographic Suites for IPsec

Overview

RFC 6379, “Suite B Cryptographic Suites for IPsec”, is a Historic document published in October 2011 by L. Law, J. Solinas. It obsoletes RFC 4869. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document proposes four cryptographic user interface suites ("UI suites") for IP Security (IPsec), similar to the two suites specified in RFC 4308. The four new suites provide compatibility with the United States National Security Agency's Suite B specifications. This document obsoletes RFC 4869, which presented earlier versions of these suites. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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This RFC obsoletes
RFC 4869
Other RFCs from 2011

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