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	RFC 1108:

        Title:      U.S. Department of Defense
                    Security Options for the Internet Protocol
       	Author:     S. Kent
	Mailbox:    kent@bbn.com
	Pages:      17
	Characters: 41,791
        Obsoletes:  RFC 1038

		pathname: rfc/rfc1108.txt


This RFC specifies the U.S. Department of Defense Basic Security
Option and the top-level description of the Extended Security Option
for use with the Internet Protocol.  This RFC obsoletes RFC 1038,
"Revised IP Security Option", dated January 1988.

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Joyce K. Reynolds
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