Re: TCP over IPSec ESP??

At 2:51 -0800 2/21/04, chintan sheth wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there anything called TCP over IPSec ESP? I believe
> it should be IPSec ESP over TCP. Please clarify. Also,
> point me to the relevant RFC #.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chintan
TCP can be encapsulated by ESP.

The correct spelling for the protocol is IPsec, not IPSec.

ESP is not generaly run over TCP.

RFC 2402 describes the use of ESP.

Steve Kent

author of 2401, 2402, 2406, ...