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<title>The Use of HMAC-MD5-96 within ESP and AH</title>
<author initials='C.' surname='Madson' fullname='Cheryl Madson'>
<organization>Cisco Systems, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<email>cmadson@cisco.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='R.' surname='Glenn' fullname='Rob Glenn'>
<organization>NIST</organization>
<address>
<email>rob.glenn@nist.gov</email></address></author>
<date month='November' year='1998' />
<area>Security</area>
<area>Internet</area>
<keyword>IP security protocol</keyword>
<keyword>authentication</keyword>
<keyword>cryptographic hash message authentication codes</keyword>
<keyword>encapsulate</keyword>
<keyword>encapsulating security payload</keyword>
<keyword>message digest</keyword>
<keyword>security</keyword>
<abstract>
<t>
   This memo describes the use of the HMAC algorithm  in
   conjunction with the MD5 algorithm  as an authentication
   mechanism within the revised IPSEC Encapsulating Security Payload
    and the revised IPSEC Authentication Header . HMAC with MD5
   provides data origin authentication and integrity protection.
</t>
<t>
   Further information on the other components necessary for ESP and AH
   implementations is provided by .
</t></abstract></front>

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