RFC 8750: Implicit Initialization Vector (IV) for Counter-Based Ciphers in Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)

Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) sends an initialization vector (IV) in each packet. The size of the IV depends on the applied transform and is usually 8…

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 4303: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 7296: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Normative reference — RFC 3602: The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec
Normative reference — RFC 4106: The Use of Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) in IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 3686: Using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Counter Mode With IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 4309: Using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) CCM Mode with IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 6407: The Group Domain of Interpretation
Normative reference — RFC 5374: Multicast Extensions to the Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 7383: Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2) Message Fragmentation
Normative reference — RFC 8221: Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements and Usage Guidance for Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH)
Normative reference — RFC 7634: ChaCha20, Poly1305, and Their Use in the Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE) and IPsec
Normative reference — RFC 6311: Protocol Support for High Availability of IKEv2/IPsec

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9333: Minimal IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9838: Group Key Management Using the Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9827: Renaming the Extended Sequence Numbers (ESN) Transform Type in the Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)