The Oakley Key Determination Protocol is a
key-agreement protocol
In cryptography, a key-agreement protocol is a protocol whereby two (or more) parties generate a cryptographic Key (cryptography), key as a function of information provided by each honest party so that no party can predetermine the resulting value ...
that allows authenticated parties to exchange keying material across an insecure connection using the
Diffie–Hellman key exchange
Diffie–Hellman (DH) key exchangeSynonyms of Diffie–Hellman key exchange include:
* Diffie–Hellman–Merkle key exchange
* Diffie–Hellman key agreement
* Diffie–Hellman key establishment
* Diffie–Hellman key negotiation
* Exponential ke ...
algorithm. The protocol was proposed by Hilarie K. Orman in 1998, and formed the basis for the more widely used
Internet Key Exchange
In computing, Internet Key Exchange (IKE, versioned as IKEv1 and IKEv2) is the protocol used to set up a security association (SA) in the IPsec protocol suite. IKE builds upon the Oakley protocol and ISAKMP.The Internet Key Exchange (IKE), RFC 2 ...
protocol.
The Oakley protocol has also been implemented in
Cisco Systems
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ISAKMP
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) is a protocol defined by RFC 2408 for establishing security association (SA) and cryptographic keys in an Internet environment. ISAKMP only provides a framework for authentication a ...
daemon
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Demon, daemon or dæmon may also refer to:
Entertainment Fictional entities
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References
External links
* The OAKLEY Key Determination Protocol
* The Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
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Cryptographic protocols