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RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

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This document describes an updated version of the "Security Architecture for IP", which is designed to provide security services for traffic at the IP layer. This document obsoletes RFC 2401 (November 1998). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC4301
Published
December 2005
Authors
S. Kent; K. Seo
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
101
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2401
Updates:
RFC 3168
Updated by:
RFC 6040, RFC 7619

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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)

Read the full history of Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol →

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2 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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