RFC 5275: CMS Symmetric Key Management and Distribution

This document describes a mechanism to manage (i.e., set up, distribute, and rekey) keys used with symmetric cryptographic algorithms. Also defined herein is…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Normative reference — RFC 3851: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3852: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normative reference — RFC 2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 2634: Enhanced Security Services for S/MIME
Normative reference — RFC 3370: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Algorithms
Normative reference — RFC 5272: Certificate Management over CMS (CMC)
Normative reference — RFC 3281: An Internet Attribute Certificate Profile for Authorization
Normative reference — RFC 3565: Use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Encryption Algorithm in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Informative reference — RFC 3855: Transporting Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Objects in X.400

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 5911: New ASN.1 Modules for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and S/MIME
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7299: Object Identifier Registry for the PKIX Working Group
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7107: Object Identifier Registry for the S/MIME Mail Security Working Group