A Survey on IPSEC Key Management Protocols
Jong‐Hyeon Lee · 2006
. The working group IPSEC of the Internet EngineeringTaskForce (IETF) is considering IP-layer key management standards. Currently several protocols have been suggested as candidates of the IP security key management standards. They are ISAKMP, Oakley, SKIP, and Photuris. SKEME is another suggestion for an IP-layer key exchange mechanism but is not a suggested Internet Draft. In this paper, we present a survey of these protocols and a comparison among them. A brief analysis on these protocols is also included. The potential threats to these protocols and problems in implementation are also described. We suggest resolutions for these problems. 1 Introduction The Internet is now expanding and the connection to the Internet is becoming easier. The applications of the Internet are increasing and diversifying continuously. Furthermore, many security-sensitive applications are emerging such as electronic commerce, banking, and so on. The need of the Internet security became clear. ...