RFC 3715: IPsec-Network Address Translation (NAT) Compatibility Requirements

This document describes known incompatibilities between Network Address Translation (NAT) and IPsec, and describes the requirements for addressing them.…

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Outgoing relationships (19 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 2401: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 2409: The Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
Normative reference — RFC 2406: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 2402: IP Authentication Header
Normative reference — RFC 3022: Traditional IP Network Address Translator (Traditional NAT)
Normative reference — RFC 2663: IP Network Address Translator (NAT) Terminology and Considerations
Normative reference — RFC 2407: The Internet IP Security Domain of Interpretation for ISAKMP
Informative reference — RFC 3056: Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds
Informative reference — RFC 2960: Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 2408: Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP)
Informative reference — RFC 3309: Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) Checksum Change
Informative reference — RFC 3456: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4) Configuration of IPsec Tunnel Mode
Informative reference — RFC 3103: Realm Specific IP: Protocol Specification
Informative reference — RFC 3102: Realm Specific IP: Framework
Informative reference — RFC 3104: RSIP Support for End-to-end IPsec
Informative reference — RFC 3193: Securing L2TP using IPsec

Incoming relationships (12 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 5996: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6269: Issues with IP Address Sharing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3948: UDP Encapsulation of IPsec ESP Packets
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3947: Negotiation of NAT-Traversal in the IKE
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6740: Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) Architectural Description
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6071: IP Security (IPsec) and Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Document Roadmap
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6889: Analysis of Stateful 64 Translation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4093: Problem Statement: Mobile IPv4 Traversal of Virtual Private Network (VPN) Gateways
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4891: Using IPsec to Secure IPv6-in-IPv4 Tunnels
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5207: NAT and Firewall Traversal Issues of Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Communication
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9109: Network Time Protocol Version 4: Port Randomization
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5458: Security Requirements for the Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) Protocol