RFC 8221 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017

Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements and Usage Guidance for Encapsulating Security Payload and Authentication Header

Overview

RFC 8221, “Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements and Usage Guidance for Encapsulating Security Payload and Authentication Header”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2017 by P. Wouters, D. Migault, J. Mattsson, Y. Nir, T. Kivinen. It obsoletes RFC 7321. It has since been updated by RFC 9395. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document replaces RFC 7321, "Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements and Usage Guidance for Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH)". The goal of this document is to enable ESP and AH to benefit from cryptography that is up to date while making IPsec interoperable.

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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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 7321
Updated by
RFC 9395
Other RFCs from 2017

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