RFC 8410: Algorithm Identifiers for Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, and X448 for Use in the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure

This document specifies algorithm identifiers and ASN.1 encoding formats for elliptic curve constructs using the curve25519 and curve448 curves. The signature…

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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 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Normative reference — RFC 7748: Elliptic Curves for Security
Normative reference — RFC 8032: Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)
Normative reference — RFC 5480: Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key Information
Normative reference — RFC 5958: Asymmetric Key Packages
Informative reference — RFC 3279: Algorithms and Identifiers for the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Informative reference — RFC 4055: Additional Algorithms and Identifiers for RSA Cryptography for use in the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Informative reference — RFC 7468: Textual Encodings of PKIX, PKCS, and CMS Structures
Informative reference — RFC 5639: Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Brainpool Standard Curves and Curve Generation

Incoming relationships (7 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9295: Clarifications for Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, and X448 Algorithm Identifiers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9528: Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman Over COSE (EDHOC)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9216: S/MIME Example Keys and Certificates
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8963: Evaluation of a Sample of RFCs Produced in 2018
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9729: The Concealed HTTP Authentication Scheme
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9802: Use of the HSS and XMSS Hash-Based Signature Algorithms in Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9909: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure -- Algorithm Identifiers for the Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Algorithm (SLH-DSA)