[rfc-dist] RFC 6668 on SHA-2 Data Integrity Verification for the Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer Protocol

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        RFC 6668

        Title:      SHA-2 Data Integrity Verification for 
                    the Secure Shell (SSH) Transport Layer 
                    Protocol 
        Author:     D. Bider, M. Baushke
        Status:     Standards Track
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       July 2012
        Mailbox:    ietf-ssh2 at denisbider.com, 
                    mdb at juniper.net
        Pages:      5
        Characters: 8710
        Updates:    RFC4253

        I-D Tag:    draft-dbider-sha2-mac-for-ssh-06.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6668.txt

This memo defines algorithm names and parameters for use in some of the 
SHA-2 family of secure hash algorithms for data integrity verification in 
the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol.  It also updates RFC 4253 by specifying a 
new RECOMMENDED data integrity algorithm.  [STANDARDS-TRACK]

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet standards track
protocol for the Internet community,and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the Internet
Official Protocol Standards (STD 1) for the standardization state and
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