RFC 5172
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RFC 5172 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that updates and replaces earlier PPP specifications to define enhanced cryptographic and security mechanisms for Point-to-Point Protocol connections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 5172 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10628729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 5172 Context triple: [RFC 1661, obsoletedBy, RFC 5172]
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A.
RFC 5072
RFC 5072 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies how IPv6 packets are transmitted over Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) links.
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B.
RFC 4172
RFC 4172 is an IETF standards document that specifies the Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP), enabling the transport of Fibre Channel frames over IP networks.
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C.
RFC 7672
RFC 7672 is an Internet standards document that specifies how to use DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) with SMTP to provide secure email transport.
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D.
RFC 5702
RFC 5702 is an Internet standards document that specifies the use of SHA-2 family hash algorithms with DNSSEC to enhance the security of DNS authentication.
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E.
RFC 8552
RFC 8552 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards document that specifies technical protocols and procedures used in Internet communications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 5172 Target entity description: RFC 5172 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that updates and replaces earlier PPP specifications to define enhanced cryptographic and security mechanisms for Point-to-Point Protocol connections.
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A.
RFC 5072
RFC 5072 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies how IPv6 packets are transmitted over Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) links.
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B.
RFC 4172
RFC 4172 is an IETF standards document that specifies the Internet Fibre Channel Protocol (iFCP), enabling the transport of Fibre Channel frames over IP networks.
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C.
RFC 7672
RFC 7672 is an Internet standards document that specifies how to use DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) with SMTP to provide secure email transport.
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D.
RFC 5702
RFC 5702 is an Internet standards document that specifies the use of SHA-2 family hash algorithms with DNSSEC to enhance the security of DNS authentication.
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E.
RFC 8552
RFC 8552 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards document that specifies technical protocols and procedures used in Internet communications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance security of PPP authentication
ⓘ
provide stronger cryptographic protection for PPP EAP ⓘ |
| area | Security ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
HMAC-based authentication for PPP EAP
ⓘ
PPP EAP authentication method using keyed hash message authentication codes ⓘ PPP EAP authentication using keyed message digests ⓘ negotiation of HMAC algorithms within EAP over PPP ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cryptographic authentication mechanisms
ⓘ
keyed hash message authentication codes ⓘ security mechanisms for PPP connections ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RFC 5172 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
PPP links
ⓘ
PPP-based network access authentication ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | electronic document ⓘ |
| obsoletes | RFC 2716 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organization |
IETF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Internet Engineering Task Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | RFC series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protocol |
EAP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PPP Extensible Authentication Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ Point-to-Point Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| standardizes |
HMAC algorithm negotiation for PPP EAP
ⓘ
use of HMAC for EAP authentication over PPP ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| subject |
EAP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMAC NERFINISHED ⓘ PPP NERFINISHED ⓘ link-layer authentication ⓘ network security ⓘ |
| title | Negotiation for Keyed Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC) Authentication within PPP Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) ⓘ |
| updates |
RFC 1994
NERFINISHED
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RFC 2716 ⓘ RFC 3748 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
HMAC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
keyed hash functions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 5172 Description of subject: RFC 5172 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that updates and replaces earlier PPP specifications to define enhanced cryptographic and security mechanisms for Point-to-Point Protocol connections.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.