RFC 6916 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2013

Algorithm Agility Procedure for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure

Overview

RFC 6916, “Algorithm Agility Procedure for the Resource Public Key Infrastructure”, is a Best Current Practice document published in April 2013 by R. Gagliano, S. Kent, S. Turner. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the process that Certification Authorities (CAs) and Relying Parties (RPs) participating in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) will need to follow to transition to a new (and probably cryptographically stronger) algorithm set. The process is expected to be completed over a timescale of several years. Consequently, no emergency transition is specified. The transition procedure defined in this document supports only a top-down migration (parent migrates before children).

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