RFC 5480 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2009

Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key Information

Overview

RFC 5480, “Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key Information”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2009 by S. Turner, D. Brown, K. Yiu, R. Housley, T. Polk. It updates RFC 3279. It has since been updated by RFC 8813. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the syntax and semantics for the Subject Public Key Information field in certificates that support Elliptic Curve Cryptography. This document updates Sections 2.3.5 and 5, and the ASN.1 module of "Algorithms and Identifiers for the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile", RFC 3279. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 3279
Updated by
RFC 8813
Other RFCs from 2009

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