Authentication Header

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Authentication Header is an IPsec protocol that provides connectionless integrity and data origin authentication for IP packets, optionally protecting against replay attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IPsec protocol
abbreviation AH
abbreviationOfSuite IPsec NERFINISHED
belongsTo Internet Protocol Security suite NERFINISHED
canBeNegotiatedBy Internet Key Exchange NERFINISHED
canBeNegotiatedByAbbreviation IKE
canBeUsedWith Encapsulating Security Payload NERFINISHED
canBeUsedWithAbbreviation ESP NERFINISHED
canProtect IPv4 packets
IPv6 packets
category Internet standard
definedIn IPsec architecture
definedInRFC RFC 4302 NERFINISHED
doesNotProvide confidentiality
encryption of payload
hasField Authentication Data
Next Header
Payload Length
Security Parameters Index
Sequence Number
hasFieldAbbreviation SPI
isSpecifiedBy IETF NERFINISHED
operatesAtLayer network layer
optionallyProvides protection against replay attacks
predecessorRFC RFC 2402 NERFINISHED
protects IP packets
protocolNumber 51
provides connectionless integrity
data origin authentication
requires shared security association between peers
statusInRFC4302 Internet Standard Track protocol
supportsMode transport mode
tunnel mode
usedFor end-to-end IP packet authentication
gateway-to-gateway IP packet authentication
uses Integrity Check Value
Security Association
cryptographic hash functions
usesAbbreviation ICV NERFINISHED
SA
usesMechanism sequence numbers for anti-replay
verifies integrity of immutable IP header fields
integrity of upper-layer protocol data

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Encapsulating Security Payload canBeUsedWithout Authentication Header
RFC 2401 relatedTo Authentication Header