RFC 8351 · INFORMATIONAL · 2018
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The PKCS #8 EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo Media Type
Overview
RFC 8351, “The PKCS #8 EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo Media Type”, is an Informational document published in June 2018 by S. Leonard. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document registers the application/pkcs8-encrypted media type for the EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo type of PKCS #8. An instance of this media type carries a single encrypted private key, BER-encoded as a single EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo value.
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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