RFC 2631 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1999
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method
Overview
RFC 2631, “Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 1999 by E. Rescorla. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document standardizes one particular Diffie-Hellman variant, based on the ANSI X9.42 draft, developed by the ANSI X9F1 working group. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
Read this RFC
The canonical text of RFC 2631 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.
Other RFCs from 1999
- RFC 2630 Cryptographic Message Syntax
- RFC 2632 S/MIME Version 3 Certificate Handling
- RFC 2629 Writing I-Ds and RFCs using XML
- RFC 2633 S/MIME Version 3 Message Specification
- RFC 2628 Simple Cryptographic Program Interface
- RFC 2634 Enhanced Security Services for S/MIME
- RFC 2627 Key Management for Multicast: Issues and Architectures
- RFC 2635 DON'T SPEW A Set of Guidelines for Mass Unsolicited Mailings and Postings