IPsec

protocol suite for securing Internet Protocol communications
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IPsec

Summary

IPsec is a computer network protocol[1]. IPsec ranks in the top 10% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • IPsec's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[3].
  • IPsec is part of network layer[4].
  • IPsec is part of OSI model[5].
  • IPsec's Commons category is recorded as IPsec[6].
  • IPsec comprises Authentication Header[7].
  • IPsec comprises Encapsulating Security Payload[8].
  • IPsec's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IPsec[9].
  • IPsec's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/ipsec[10].

Body

Publication

Part of include network layer[4], an OSI model layer[11] and OSI model[5], a reference model[12].

Why It Matters

IPsec ranks in the top 10% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2] IPsec has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] IPsec is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IPsec. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ipsec
MLA “IPsec.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ipsec.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ipsec_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IPsec}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ipsec}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 13d ago · William-james-d · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Instance of
    Has part(s) Authentication Header, Encapsulating Security Payload
    Part of network layer, OSI model
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