RFC 4046 on Multicast Security (MSEC) Group Key Management Architecture

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        RFC 4046

        Title:      Multicast Security (MSEC) Group Key Management
                    Architecture
        Author(s):  M. Baugher, R. Canetti, L. Dondeti, F. Lindholm
        Status:     Informational
        Date:       April 2005
        Mailbox:    mbaugher@cisco.com, canetti@watson.ibm.com,
                    ldondeti@qualcomm.com,
                    fredrik.lindholm@ericsson.com
        Pages:      38
        Characters: 97885
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-msec-gkmarch-08.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc4046.txt

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 management
protocols that help establish a GSA.  The framework and guidelines
described in this document permit a modular and flexible design of
group 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 document is a product of the Multicast Security Working Group of
the IETF.

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