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RE: Deprecation of AH header from the IPSEC tool kit



> From: John Ioannidis [mailto:ji@research.att.com]
>
> > about Security Policy a coworker and I came across a 
> requirement for IPSO
> > (RFC1108) U.S. Department of Defense Security Options for 
> the Internet
> 
> In the presence of IPsec, IPSO (and CIPSO and stuff) are 
> redundant.  One
> can achieve the same effect by proper interpretation of SAs.  
> Any system
> capable of verifying the AH header (so it can authenticate the IPSO)
> can simply make policy decisions based on the SA.
> 
> /ji

The security label can be used to select the SA in the first place.

Chris