Remember ESP
Full name: Encapsulating Security Payload
Memory aid: Encapsulate the payload in Security Protection.
Selected algorithms determine exactly which protections apply.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 5
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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ESP — Encapsulating Security Payload
Provides IPsec payload protection including supported confidentiality and integrity.
Why learn ESP — Encapsulating Security Payload?
Provides IPsec payload protection including supported confidentiality and integrity.
Where it came from
Selected algorithms determine exactly which protections apply.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Encapsulate the payload in Security Protection.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand ESP: Encapsulating Security Payload.
- Recall this memory aid: Encapsulate the payload in Security Protection.
- Explain the practical use: Provides IPsec payload protection including supported confidentiality and integrity.
- Explain this distinction: Selected algorithms determine exactly which protections apply.
- Identify ESP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IETF RFC 4303 (www.rfc-editor.org)