RFC 6932 · INFORMATIONAL · 2013
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Brainpool Elliptic Curves for the Internet Key Exchange Group Description Registry
Overview
RFC 6932, “Brainpool Elliptic Curves for the Internet Key Exchange Group Description Registry”, is an Informational document published in May 2013 by D. Harkins. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo allocates code points for four new elliptic curve domain parameter sets over finite prime fields into a registry that was established by the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) but is used by other protocols.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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