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Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
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<p>Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) is a protocol defined by RFC 2408 for establishing <a href="/facts/Security_association/aMTXVMsU">security association</a> (SA) and cryptographic keys in an Internet environment. ISAKMP only provides a framework for authentication and key exchange and is designed to be key exchange independent; protocols such as <a href="/facts/Internet_Key_Exchange/QBvx8mgk">Internet Key Exchange</a> (IKE) and <a href="/facts/Kerberized_Internet_Negotiation_of_Keys/6q90xUVT">Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys</a> (KINK) provide authenticated keying material for use with ISAKMP. For example: IKE describes a protocol using part of Oakley and part of SKEME in conjunction with ISAKMP to obtain authenticated keying material for use with ISAKMP, and for other security associations such as AH and ESP for the IETF IPsec DOI. </p>