RFC 8032: Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)

This document describes elliptic curve signature scheme Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA). The algorithm is instantiated with recommended…

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Outgoing relationships (2 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 6234: US Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA and SHA-based HMAC and HKDF)

Incoming relationships (32 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8446: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8152: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8422: Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Cipher Suites for Transport Layer Security (TLS) Versions 1.2 and Earlier
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9053: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Initial Algorithms
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8410: Algorithm Identifiers for Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, and X448 for Use in the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8037: CFRG Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) and Signatures in JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8419: Use of Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) Signatures in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9580: OpenPGP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8080: Edwards-Curve Digital Security Algorithm (EdDSA) for DNSSEC
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9216: S/MIME Example Keys and Certificates
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9374: DRIP Entity Tag (DET) for Unmanned Aircraft System Remote ID (UAS RID)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9421: HTTP Message Signatures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9481: Certificate Management Protocol (CMP) Algorithms
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9231: Additional XML Security Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8709: Ed25519 and Ed448 Public Key Algorithms for the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9381: Verifiable Random Functions (VRFs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9382: SPAKE2, a Password-Authenticated Key Exchange
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9383: SPAKE2+, an Augmented Password-Authenticated Key Exchange (PAKE) Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9498: The GNU Name System
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9588: Kerberos Simple Password-Authenticated Key Exchange (SPAKE) Pre-authentication
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9591: The Flexible Round-Optimized Schnorr Threshold (FROST) Protocol for Two-Round Schnorr Signatures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9729: The Concealed HTTP Authentication Scheme
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9980: Post-Quantum Cryptography in OpenPGP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9052: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Structures and Process
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8411: IANA Registration for the Cryptographic Algorithm Object Identifier Range
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9496: The ristretto255 and decaf448 Groups
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8778: Use of the HSS/LMS Hash-Based Signature Algorithm with CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9191: Handling Large Certificates and Long Certificate Chains in TLS-Based EAP Methods
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9202: Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) Profile for Authentication and Authorization for Constrained Environments (ACE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8387: Practical Considerations and Implementation Experiences in Securing Smart Object Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9864: Fully-Specified Algorithms for JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) and CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9882: Use of the ML-DSA Signature Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)