RFC 3711 makes the NULL cipher mandatory to implement alongside AES-CM, which permits SRTP streams that are authenticated but not encrypted.

Checked 2026-09-23

Vendor
IETF
Product
SRTP
Subsystem
encryption transforms
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3711
Checked
2026-09-23

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 23). SRTP and media encryption negotiation: source note srtp-media-security-rfc3711-null-cipher-mti. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/srtp-media-security-rfc3711-null-cipher-mti

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-srtp-media-security-rfc3711-null-cipher-mti,
  title  = {SRTP and media encryption negotiation: source note srtp-media-security-rfc3711-null-cipher-mti},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/srtp-media-security-rfc3711-null-cipher-mti},
  note   = {Source note srtp-media-security-rfc3711-null-cipher-mti, checked 2026-09-23}
}

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