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RFC 2401: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4301.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4301 — Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This memo specifies the base architecture for IPsec compliant systems. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2401
Published
November 1998
Authors
S. Kent; R. Atkinson
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
66
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1825
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4301
Updated by:
RFC 3168

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1825 (1995)
  2. RFC 2401 (1998)
  3. RFC 4301 (2005) ✓

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