Re: [IPsec] terminology check: "modern IPsec protocol suite"

Paul Wouters <paul@nohats.ca> Fri, 10 April 2020 00:01 UTC

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Subject: Re: [IPsec] terminology check: "modern IPsec protocol suite"
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> On Apr 9, 2020, at 18:56, Toerless Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de> wrote:
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> Does IPsec not also include AH as an option still ?

We don’t mention the Protocol That Shall Not Be Named, and recommend ESP-NULL instead.

Paul