This page describes software protocols used in various software systems. The IP security protocols are currently Proposed Internet Standards. It was documented in the paper by Daniel McDonald, Bao Phan, and Randall Atkinson in the INET'96 conference. Photuris also contains several important ideas. This is a protocol for secure distributed name services.
Local copies are also available.
It is described in RFC 1509 . An implementation is included in the SPX package . WWW security has become important, as increasing amounts of sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, are being transmitted over the Internet. SSL was originally developed by Netscape, and contributed for free use. Its documentation is available from Netscape and a number of other sources.