[rfc-dist] RFC 4895 on Authenticated Chunks for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

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        RFC 4895

        Title:      Authenticated Chunks for the Stream 
                    Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) 
        Author:     M. Tuexen, R. Stewart,
                    P. Lei, E. Rescorla
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       August 2007
        Mailbox:    tuexen at fh-muenster.de, 
                    rrs at cisco.com, 
                    peterlei at cisco.com,  ekr at rtfm.com
        Pages:      19
        Characters: 42507
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctp-auth-08.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4895.txt

This document describes a new chunk type, several parameters, and
procedures for the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP).  This
new chunk type can be used to authenticate SCTP chunks by using
shared keys between the sender and receiver.  The new parameters are
used to establish the shared keys.  [STANDARDS TRACK]

This document is a product of the Transport Area Working Group
Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

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