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The PPP DES Encryption Protocol, Version 2 (DESE-bis)
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group K. Sklower
Request for Comments: 2419 University of California, Berkeley
Obsoletes: 1969 G. Meyer
Category: Standards Track Shiva
September 1998
The PPP DES Encryption Protocol, Version 2 (DESE-bis)
Status of this Memo
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 status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) [1] provides a standard method for
transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.
The PPP Encryption Control Protocol (ECP) [2] provides a method to
negotiate and utilize encryption protocols over PPP encapsulated
links.
This document provides specific details for the use of the DES
standard [5, 6] for encrypting PPP encapsulated packets.
Acknowledgements
The authors extend hearty thanks to Fred Baker of Cisco, Philip
Rakity of Flowpoint, and William Simpson of Daydreamer for helpful
improvements to the clarity and correctness of the document.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ................................................ 2
1.1. Motivation ................................................ 2
1.2. Conventions ............................................... 2
2. General Overview ............................................ 2
3. Structure of This Specification ............................. 4
4. DESE Configuration Option for ECP ........................... 4
5. Packet Format for DESE ...................................... 5
Sklower & Meyer Standards Track
