RFC 1038 (rfc1038) - Page 1 of 7
Draft revised IP security option
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Network Working Group M. St. Johns
Request for Comments: 1038 IETF
January 1988
Draft Revised IP Security Option
Status of this Memo
This RFC is a pre-publication draft of the revised Internet Protocol
Security Option. This draft reflects the version as approved by
the Protocol Standards Steering Group. It is provided for
informational purposes only. The final version of this document will
be available from Navy Publications and should not differ from
this document in any major fashion.
This document will be published as a change to the MIL-STD 1777,
"Internet Protocol". Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
9.3.13.1 Internet Options Defined.
The following internet options are defined:
CLASS NUMBER LENGTH DESCRIPTION
_____ ______ ______ ___________
0 00000 - End of Option list: This option occupies
only 1 octet; it has no length octet.
0 00001 - No Operation: This option occupies only 1
octet; it has no length octet.
0 00010 var. Basic Security: Used to carry security
level and accrediting authority flags.
0 00011 var. Loose Source Routing: Used to route the
datagram based on information supplied by
the source.
0 00101 var. Extended Security: Used to carry additional
security information as required by
registered authorities.
0 01001 var. Strict Source Routing: Used to route the
datagram based on information supplied by
the source.
0 00111 var. Record Route: Used to trace the route a
datagram takes.
0 01000 4 Stream ID: Used to carry the stream
identifier.
2 00100 var. Internet Timestamp: Used to accumulate
timing information in transit.
St. Johns
