A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 6617 Title: Secure Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Authentication for the Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE) Author: D. Harkins Status: Experimental Stream: IETF Date: June 2012 Mailbox: dharkins@arubanetworks.com Pages: 24 Characters: 53805 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-harkins-ipsecme-spsk-auth-08.txt URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6617.txt This memo describes a secure pre-shared key (PSK) authentication method for the Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE). It is resistant to dictionary attack and retains security even when used with weak pre-shared keys. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. EXPERIMENTAL: This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce http://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfcsearch.html. For downloading RFCs, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html. Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC