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<reference anchor='RFC2094'>

<front>
<title abbrev='GKMP Architecture'>Group Key Management Protocol (GKMP) Architecture</title>
<author initials='H.' surname='Harney' fullname='Hugh Harney'>
<organization>SPARTA, Inc., Secure Systems Engineering Division</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>9861 Broken Land Parkway</street>
<street>Suite 300</street>
<city>Columbia</city>
<region>MD</region>
<code>21046-1170</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 410 381 9400 x203</phone>
<email>hh@columbia.sparta.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='C.' surname='Muckenhirn' fullname='Carl Muckenhirn'>
<organization>SPARTA, Inc., Secure Systems Engineering Division</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>9861 Broken Land Parkway</street>
<street>Suite 300</street>
<city>Columbia</city>
<region>MD</region>
<code>21046-1170</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 410 381 9400 x208</phone>
<email>cfm@columbia.sparta.com</email></address></author>
<date month='July' year='1997' />
<abstract>
<t>This specification proposes a protocol to create grouped symmetric keys and distribute them amongst communicating peers. This protocol has the following advantages: 
1) virtually invisible to operator, 
2) no central key distribution site is needed, 
3) only group members have the key, 
4) sender or receiver oriented operation, 
5) can make use of multicast communications protocols.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='2094' />
</reference>
