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Internet Protocol Security Protocol (ipsec)


A new working group has been formed in the Security Area of the IETF.
Please contact the working group chair or the Security area director
for more information.

Greg Vaudreuil
IESG Secretary


Internet Protocol Security Protocol (ipsec)
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 Charter 
 
 Chair(s):
     Al Hoover  <hoover@ans.net>
     Paul Lambert  <paul_lambert@email.mot.com>
 
 Security Area Director(s) 
     Stephen 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) 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: 
 
   June 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.
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