metasystema.org
CurrentINFORMATIONALIETF stream

RFC 5647: AES Galois Counter Mode for the Secure Shell Transport Layer Protocol

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

Secure shell (SSH) is a secure remote-login protocol. SSH provides for algorithms that provide authentication, key agreement, confidentiality, and data-integrity services. The purpose of this document is to show how the AES Galois Counter Mode can be used to provide both confidentiality and data integrity to the SSH Transport Layer Protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC5647
Published
August 2009
Authors
K. Igoe; J. Solinas
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
—
Pages
10
Also known as
—

Topics

Related documents

Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.

Also filed under

About this page

The document record above — title, authors, date, status, stream, area, relationships, DOI and errata — is imported verbatim from the public RFC Editor index. The “in plain English” section is editorial: written by The metasystema editorial team, not part of the RFC. Where the two differ, the RFC text governs.

Last checked against the RFC Editor index on . RFCs are never revised after publication; changes are issued as new documents.

Data sources · Editorial policy · Report a correction · What is an RFC?

canonical URL: /rfc/5647-aes-galois-counter-mode-for-the-secure-shell-transport-layer-protocol