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Final IPSEC Charter

        Reply to:   Final IPSEC Charter
Greg and Steve,

This should be the final version of the ipsec charter.  Only the name of
the protocol has been changed to prevent possible confusion with the
ISO NLSP.  The winner of the informal name contest is IP Security 
Protocol (IPSP).



Paul A. Lambert
Motorola, Inc.           Internet:   Paul_Lambert@email.mot.com
8220 E. Roosevlt Rd.     Phone:      +1-602-441-3646
Scottsdale, Az.          Fax:        +1-602-441-8377
     85257  USA





    4th and Hopefully Final Draft - 4th and Hopefully Final Draft
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Internet Protocol Security Protocol (ipsec)

Charter

Chair(s):
     Al Hoover      <hoover@ans.net>
     Paul Lambert   <Paul_Lambert@email.mot.com>

Security Area Director(s)
     Steve Crocker  <crocker@tis.com>

Mailing lists:
     General Discussion: ipsec@ans.net
     To Subscribe:       ipsec-request@ans.net
     Archive:            ftp.ans.net:~/pub/archive/ipsec

Description of Working Group:

Rapid advances in communication technology have accentuated the need
for security in the Internet.  The IP Security protocol working group
(IPSEC WG) will develop mechanisms to protect client protocols of IP.
A security protocol in the network layer will be developed to provide
cryptographic security services that will flexibly support combinations
of authentication, integrity, access control, and confidentiality.  The 
protocol formats for the IP Security Protocol (IPSP) will be independent of
the cryptographic algorithm.  The preliminary goals will specifically 
pursue host-to-host security followed by subnet-to-subnet and host-to-
subnet topologies.  

Protocol and cryptographic techniques will also be developed to support
the key management requirements of the network layer security.  The key
management will be specified as an application layer protocol that is
independent of the lower layer security protocol.  The protocol will
initially support public key based techniques.  Flexibility in the
protocol will allow eventual support of Key Distribution Center (KDC -
such as Kerberos) and manual distribution approaches.



Goals and Milestones:

   Mar 93 Post as an Internet Draft the IP Security Protocol.

   Jul 93 Post as an Interenet Draft the specification for Internet Key
          Management.

   Nov 93 Report on Pilot Implementation of the IP Security
          Protocol. Update Protocol as needed.

   Mar 94 Report on Pilot implementation of the Internet Key Management
          Protocol. Update Internet Draft as needed.

   Jul 94 Submit the IP Security Protocol to the IESG for
          consideration as a Proposed Standard.

   Jul 94 Submit the Key Management Protocol to the IESG for consideration
          as a Proposed Standard.