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Title : IPv6 Authentication Header
Author(s) : R. Atkinson
Filename : draft-atkinson-ipng-auth-00.txt
Pages : 10
Date : 11/16/1994
The Internet community is working on a transition from version 4 of the
Internet Protocol (IPv4) to version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6).
This memo describes the IPv6 Authentication Header. This optional header
provides strong integrity and authentication for IPv6 datagrams.
Non-repudiation might be provided by an authentication algorithm used with
the Authentication Header, but it is not provided with all authentication
algorithms that might be used.
Confidentiality, and protection from traffic analysis are not provided by
the Authentication Header. Users desiring confidentiality should consider
using the IPv6 Encapsulating Security Protocol (ESP) either in lieu of or
in conjunction with the Authentication Header. [NB: All references to
"IPv6 Encapsulating Security Protocol" will be replaced with references to
the "IPv6 Security Protocol (IPSP)" if/when such a document appears as an
online Internet Draft]. This document assumes the reader has previously
read and understood the related "IPv6 Security Overview" document which
defines the overall security architecture for IPv6 and provides important
background information for this specification.
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