@misc{rfc4543, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 4543, howpublished = {RFC 4543}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC4543}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4543}, author = {John Viega and David McGrew}, title = {{The Use of Galois Message Authentication Code (GMAC) in IPsec ESP and AH}}, pagetotal = 14, year = 2006, month = may, abstract = {This memo describes the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Galois Message Authentication Code (GMAC) as a mechanism to provide data origin authentication, but not confidentiality, within the IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH). GMAC is based on the Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) of operation, and can be efficiently implemented in hardware for speeds of 10 gigabits per second and above, and is also well-suited to software implementations. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}}, }