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RFC 4046
Multicast Security (MSEC) Group Key Management Architecture,April 2005
- File formats:
- Status:
- INFORMATIONAL
- Authors:
- M. Baugher
R. Canetti
L. Dondeti
F. Lindholm - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- msec (sec)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4046
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Abstract
This document defines the common architecture for Multicast Security (MSEC) key management protocols to support a variety of application, transport, and network layer security protocols. It also defines the group security association (GSA), and describes the key managementprotocols that help establish a GSA. The framework and guidelines described in this document permit a modular and flexible design ofgroup key management protocols for a variety of different settings that are specialized to applications needs. MSEC key management protocols may be used to facilitate secure one-to-many, many-to-many, or one-to-one communication. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.