RFC 7402 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Using the Encapsulating Security Payload Transport Format with the Host Identity Protocol
Overview
RFC 7402, “Using the Encapsulating Security Payload Transport Format with the Host Identity Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2015 by P. Jokela, R. Moskowitz, J. Melen. It obsoletes RFC 5202. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo specifies an Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) based mechanism for transmission of user data packets, to be used with the Host Identity Protocol (HIP). This document obsoletes RFC 5202.
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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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2015
- RFC 7401 Host Identity Protocol Version 2
- RFC 7398 A Reference Path and Measurement Points for Large-Scale Measurement of Broadband Performance
- RFC 7414 A Roadmap for Transmission Control Protocol Specification Documents
- RFC 7415 Session Initiation Protocol Rate Control
- RFC 7416 A Security Threat Analysis for the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks
- RFC 7421 Analysis of the 64-bit Boundary in IPv6 Addressing
- RFC 7382 Template for a Certification Practice Statement for the Resource PKI
- RFC 7424 Mechanisms for Optimizing Link Aggregation Group and Equal- Cost Multipath Component Link Utilization in Networks