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RFC 7634: ChaCha20, Poly1305, and Their Use in the Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE) and IPsec

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This document describes the use of the ChaCha20 stream cipher along with the Poly1305 authenticator, combined into an AEAD algorithm for the Internet Key Exchange Protocol version 2 (IKEv2) and for IPsec.

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Document ID
RFC7634
Published
August 2015
Authors
Y. Nir
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
13
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