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IP Security Policy (IPSP) Requirements

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Network Working Group                                           M. Blaze
Request for Comments: 3586                          AT&T Labs - Research
Category: Standards Track                                   A. Keromytis
                                                     Columbia University
                                                           M. Richardson
                                                Sandelman Software Works
                                                              L. Sanchez
                                                     Xapiens Corporation
                                                             August 2003


                 IP Security Policy (IPSP) Requirements

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 (2003).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document describes the problem space and solution requirements
   for developing an IP Security Policy (IPSP) configuration and
   management framework.  The IPSP architecture provides a scalable,
   decentralized framework for managing, discovering and negotiating the
   host and network security policies that govern access, authorization,
   authentication, confidentiality, data integrity, and other IP
   Security properties.  This document highlights such architectural
   components and presents their functional requirements.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction..................................................  2
       1.1.  Terminology.............................................  2
       1.2.  Security Policy and IPsec...............................  2
   2.  The IP Security Policy Problem Space..........................  3
   3.  Requirements for an IP Security Policy Configuration and
       Management Framework..........................................  5
       3.1.  General Requirements....................................  5
       3.2.  Description and Justification...........................  5
             3.2.1.  Policy Model....................................  5
             3.2.2.  Security Gateway Discovery......................  6



Blaze, et al.               Standards Track
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