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Re: Crypto algorithms for IKEv2
>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> writes:
Michael> Editorial comments/questions:
Michael> Where are the ENCR_DES_IV32 and ENCR_RC4 defined?
Michael> RFC2401bis?
Nowhere, I believe.
ENCR_RC4 is clearly nonsense -- IPsec cannot work with stream ciphers
because IPsec works with IP datagrams. Stream ciphers like RC4
require loss-free delivery, which IP does not offer. So ENCR_RC4 is
simply a mistake that was never corrected.
paul