RFC 3948: UDP Encapsulation of IPsec ESP Packets

This protocol specification defines methods to encapsulate and decapsulate IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) packets inside UDP packets for traversing…

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Outgoing relationships (10 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 768: User Datagram 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 3947: Negotiation of NAT-Traversal in the IKE
Informative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Informative reference — RFC 3424: IAB Considerations for UNilateral Self-Address Fixing (UNSAF) Across Network Address Translation
Informative reference — RFC 3715: IPsec-Network Address Translation (NAT) Compatibility Requirements
Informative reference — RFC 3193: Securing L2TP using IPsec

Incoming relationships (17 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 5996: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3947: Negotiation of NAT-Traversal in the IKE
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5555: Mobile IPv6 Support for Dual Stack Hosts and Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6889: Analysis of Stateful 64 Translation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9329: TCP Encapsulation of Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE) and IPsec Packets
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5207: NAT and Firewall Traversal Issues of Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Communication
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5265: Mobile IPv4 Traversal across IPsec-Based VPN Gateways
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6740: Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) Architectural Description
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4782: Quick-Start for TCP and IP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6071: IP Security (IPsec) and Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Document Roadmap
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5770: Basic Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Extensions for Traversal of Network Address Translators
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6054: Using Counter Modes with Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH) to Protect Group Traffic
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5266: Secure Connectivity and Mobility Using Mobile IPv4 and IKEv2 Mobility and Multihoming (MOBIKE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5879: Heuristics for Detecting ESP-NULL Packets
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9838: Group Key Management Using the Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7849: An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8743: Multiple Access Management Services Multi-Access Management Services (MAMS)