RFC 7027 · INFORMATIONAL · 2013
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Elliptic Curve Cryptography Brainpool Curves for Transport Layer Security
Overview
RFC 7027, “Elliptic Curve Cryptography Brainpool Curves for Transport Layer Security”, is an Informational document published in October 2013 by J. Merkle, M. Lochter. It updates RFC 4492. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies the use of several Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Brainpool curves for authentication and key exchange in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
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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