IETF RFC 2857
The Use of HMAC-RIPEMD-160-96 within ESP and AH
Organization: | IETF |
Publication Date: | 1 June 2000 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 7 |
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This memo describes the use of the HMAC algorithm [RFC 2104] in conjunction with the RIPEMD-160 algorithm [RIPEMD-160] as an authentication mechanism within the revised IPSEC Encapsulating Security Payload [ESP] and the revised IPSEC Authentication Header [AH]. HMAC with RIPEMD-160 provides data origin authentication and integrity protection.
Further information on the other components necessary for ESP and AH implementations is provided by [Thayer97a].
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