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internet PrOtOCOl seCurity
Objectives
• Understand how IP Security (IPSec) protects Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
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Understand IPSec encryption and IPSec authentication.
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Implement IPSec.
8.1 Introduction
In the previous chapter, the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol and certicates are
introduced for protecting the application layer protocols, especially HTTP during IP
communication across the Internet. In this chapter, we are going to examine another
security technology used to protect Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP) used for IP communication over the Internet.
As we know, it is the IP packet that carries data across the Internet. However,
TCP/IP created in the early years of the compu ...