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RFC 5926: Cryptographic Algorithms for the TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO)

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The TCP Authentication Option (TCP-AO) relies on security algorithms to provide authentication between two end-points. There are many such algorithms available, and two TCP-AO systems cannot interoperate unless they are using the same algorithms. This document specifies the algorithms and attributes that can be used in TCP-AO's current manual keying mechanism and provides the interface for future message authentication codes (MACs). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC5926
Published
June 2010
Authors
G. Lebovitz; E. Rescorla
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
wit
Pages
15
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