RFC 8479 · INFORMATIONAL · 2018

Storing Validation Parameters in PKCS#8

Overview

RFC 8479, “Storing Validation Parameters in PKCS#8”, is an Informational document published in September 2018 by N. Mavrogiannopoulos. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo describes a method of storing parameters needed for private-key validation in the Private-Key Information Syntax Specification as defined in PKCS#8 format (RFC 5208). It is equally applicable to the alternative implementation of the Private-Key Information Syntax Specification as defined in RFC 5958.

The approach described in this document encodes the parameters under a private enterprise extension and does not form part of a formal standard.

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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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