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RFC 2403: The Use of HMAC-MD5-96 within ESP and AH

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This memo describes the use of the HMAC algorithm in conjunction with the MD5 algorithm as an authentication mechanism within the revised IPSEC Encapsulating Security Payload and the revised IPSEC Authentication Header. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC2403
Published
November 1998
Authors
C. Madson; R. Glenn
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
7
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