Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or made obsolete by other documents at any time. This document is a product of the IETF's IPsec Working Group. All Rights Reserved. This document describes a simple method for exchanging attributes with the peer.
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It sanctions the use of the specific configuration attributes for which there is not clear consensus in the IPsec community. Using an exchange number from the Isakmp private range. Deferring the assignment of attribute numbers to documents provided by the relevant IETF working groups. This is the initial revision of the Attribute Exchange Mode. Whether or not this is a suitable way to effect DHC has been a subject of vigorous debate among WG members.