RFC 8133 · INFORMATIONAL · 2017

The Security Evaluated Standardized Password-Authenticated Key Exchange Protocol

Overview

RFC 8133, “The Security Evaluated Standardized Password-Authenticated Key Exchange Protocol”, is an Informational document published in March 2017 by S. Smyshlyaev, E. Alekseev, I. Oshkin, V. Popov. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the Security Evaluated Standardized Password- Authenticated Key Exchange (SESPAKE) protocol. The SESPAKE protocol provides password-authenticated key exchange for usage in systems for protection of sensitive information. The security proofs of the protocol were made for situations involving an active adversary in the channel, including man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and attacks based on the impersonation of one of the subjects.

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