Technical Summary
This document describes version 2 of the Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
protocol. IKE is a component of IPsec used for performing mutual
authentication and establishing and maintaining security associations
(SAs). This document replaces and updates RFC 4306, and includes all
of the clarifications from RFC 4718.
Working Group Summary
This document is the product of the IPSECME WG. There were no
notable issues with the WG process. There were the usual heated
discussions, one of which had to be resolved by a design
team. But, the eventual result has a wide consensus.
Document Quality
There are multiple implementations of the IKEv2 protocol. Since
this document essentially clarifies the protocol (with only a tiny
amount of actual protocol changes), we expect all IPsec
vendors to ensure that their implementation is in line with this
document.
Personnel
Yaron Sheffer (yaronf@checkpoint.com) is the document shepherd.
Sean Turner (turners@ieca.com) is the Responsible Area Director.
The IANA Expert(s) for the registries
in this document is Tero Kivinen (kivinen@iki.fi).