1 Introduction

The Authenticated Internet Protocol is derived from the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol, as specified in [RFC2409]. The Authenticated Internet Protocol supports a more generalized authentication exchange than IKE. This protocol also supports optimizations in key exchange and policy discoverability.

Sections 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2, and 3 of this specification are normative. All other sections and examples in this specification are informative.