{"draft":"draft-ietf-msec-gkmarch-08","doc_id":"RFC4046","title":"Multicast Security (MSEC) Group Key Management Architecture","authors":["M. Baugher","R. Canetti","L. Dondeti","F. Lindholm"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"38","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"Multicast Security","abstract":"This document defines the common architecture for Multicast Security (MSEC) key management protocols to support a variety of application, transport, and network layer security protocols.  It also defines the group security association (GSA), and describes the key management\r\nprotocols that help establish a GSA.  The framework and guidelines described in this document permit a modular and flexible design of\r\ngroup key management protocols for a variety of different settings that are specialized to applications needs.  MSEC key management protocols may be used to facilitate secure one-to-many, many-to-many, or one-to-one communication.  This memo provides information for the Internet community.","pub_date":"March 2005","keywords":["group security association","gsa"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC4046","errata_url":null}