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IP Security

nounid 3034·updated May 9, 2026
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Suite of protocols for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications at the network layer, layer 3 of the OSI model by authenticating and/or encrypting each IP packet in a data stream. IPsec also includes protocols for cryptographic key establishment.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Network95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

acronym
IPSec
plural
IP Securities
possessive
IP Security's
pluralpossessive
IP Securities'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
A set of protocols developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to support the secure exchange of packets
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
Suite of protocols for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications at the network layer, layer 3 of the OSI model by authenticating and/or encrypting each IP packet in a data stream. IPsec also includes protocols for cryptographic key establishment.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Suite of protocols for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications at the network layer, layer 3 of the OSI model by authenticating and/or encrypting each IP packet in a data stream. IPsec also includes protocols for cryptographic key establishment.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Suite of protocols for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications at the network layer, layer 3 of the OSI model by authenticating and/or encrypting each IP packet in a data stream. IPsec also includes protocols for cryptographic key establishment.
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