RFC 8937: Randomness Improvements for Security Protocols

Randomness is a crucial ingredient for Transport Layer Security (TLS) and related security protocols. Weak or predictable "cryptographically secure"…

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Outgoing relationships (4 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 5869: HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function (HKDF)
Normative reference — RFC 6979: Deterministic Usage of the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)

Incoming relationships (6 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9562: Universally Unique IDentifiers (UUIDs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9846: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9528: Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman Over COSE (EDHOC)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9813: Operational Considerations for Using TLS Pre-Shared Keys (TLS-PSKs) with RADIUS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9415: On the Generation of Transient Numeric Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 10024: Post-Quantum Traditional (PQ/T) Hybrid Key Agreement Mechanisms for TLS 1.3