RFC 8778: Use of the HSS/LMS Hash-Based Signature Algorithm with CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)

This document specifies the conventions for using the Hierarchical Signature System (HSS) / Leighton-Micali Signature (LMS) hash-based signature algorithm…

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Outgoing relationships (9 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 8152: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
Normative reference — RFC 8554: Leighton-Micali Hash-Based Signatures
Informative reference — RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Informative reference — RFC 4086: Randomness Requirements for Security
Informative reference — RFC 8610: Concise Data Definition Language (CDDL): A Notational Convention to Express Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) and JSON Data Structures
Informative reference — RFC 8017: PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.2
Informative reference — RFC 8032: Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA)

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9053: CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE): Initial Algorithms
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9019: A Firmware Update Architecture for Internet of Things