RFC 5911: New ASN.1 Modules for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and S/MIME

The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) format, and many associated formats, are expressed using ASN.1. The current ASN.1 modules conform to the 1988 version…

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Outgoing relationships (12 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 5652: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normative reference — RFC 3851: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification
Normative reference — RFC 5912: New ASN.1 Modules for the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)
Normative reference — RFC 3852: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normative reference — RFC 3370: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Algorithms
Normative reference — RFC 5083: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Authenticated-Enveloped-Data Content Type
Normative reference — RFC 3565: Use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Encryption Algorithm in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normative reference — RFC 4108: Using Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) to Protect Firmware Packages
Normative reference — RFC 5084: Using AES-CCM and AES-GCM Authenticated Encryption in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normative reference — RFC 5035: Enhanced Security Services (ESS) Update: Adding CertID Algorithm Agility
Normative reference — RFC 4998: Evidence Record Syntax (ERS)
Normative reference — RFC 5275: CMS Symmetric Key Management and Distribution

Incoming relationships (19 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 6268: Additional New ASN.1 Modules for the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5912: New ASN.1 Modules for the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5958: Asymmetric Key Packages
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6010: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Content Constraints Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9629: Using Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM) Algorithms in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8418: Use of the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Algorithm with X25519 and X448 in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 10002: Certificate Management over CMS (CMC)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9690: Use of the RSA-KEM Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9936: Use of ML-KEM in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7906: NSA's Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Key Management Attributes
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9169: New ASN.1 Modules for the Evidence Record Syntax (ERS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9908: Clarification and Enhancement of the CSR Attributes Definition in RFC 7030
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6210: Experiment: Hash Functions with Parameters in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and S/MIME
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6025: ASN.1 Translation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7107: Object Identifier Registry for the S/MIME Mail Security Working Group
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8708: Use of the HSS/LMS Hash-Based Signature Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9708: Use of the HSS/LMS Hash-Based Signature Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9709: Encryption Key Derivation in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Using HKDF with SHA-256
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9882: Use of the ML-DSA Signature Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)