RFC 7634: ChaCha20, Poly1305, and Their Use in the Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE) and IPsec

This document describes the use of the ChaCha20 stream cipher along with the Poly1305 authenticator, combined into an AEAD algorithm for the Internet Key…

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Outgoing relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4303: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 7296: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Normative reference — RFC 5282: Using Authenticated Encryption Algorithms with the Encrypted Payload of the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 7539: ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for IETF Protocols
Informative reference — RFC 4106: The Use of Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) in IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informative reference — RFC 1761: Snoop Version 2 Packet Capture File Format

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8750: Implicit Initialization Vector (IV) for Counter-Based Ciphers in Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8221: Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements and Usage Guidance for Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9838: Group Key Management Using the Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)