RFC 5758 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2010

Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Additional Algorithms and Identifiers for DSA and ECDSA

Overview

RFC 5758, “Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Additional Algorithms and Identifiers for DSA and ECDSA”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2010 by Q. Dang, S. Santesson, K. Moriarty, D. Brown, T. Polk. It updates RFC 3279. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates RFC 3279 to specify algorithm identifiers and ASN.1 encoding rules for the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) digital signatures when using SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512 as the hashing algorithm. This specification applies to the Internet X.509 Public Key infrastructure (PKI) when digital signatures are used to sign certificates and certificate revocation lists (CRLs). This document also identifies all four SHA2 hash algorithms for use in the Internet X.509 PKI. [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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This RFC updates
RFC 3279
Other RFCs from 2010

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