The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Authentication, Authorization and Accounting Requirements for the Session Initiation Protocol ' <draft-ietf-sipping-aaa-req-04.txt> as an Informational RFC This document is the product of the Session Initiation Proposal Investigation Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Allison Mankin and Jon Peterson. RFC Editor Note RFC Editor, please make the following clarifying change in Section 4, Security Considerations. Old: This document is informational in nature, so it does not directly affect the security of the Internet. However, security is a basic requirement of this work. Section 2.1.9 contains security requirements related to the SIP-AAA interface. New: Security is a critical requirement of AAA for the Session Initiation Protocol. Section 2.1.9 describes the threats and security requirements. Section 2.2 elaborates on the authentication and authorization requirements.