RFC 8636 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2019

Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos Algorithm Agility

Overview

RFC 8636, “Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos Algorithm Agility”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2019 by L. Hornquist Astrand, L. Zhu, M. Cullen, G. Hudson. It updates RFC 4556. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates the Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos (PKINIT) standard (RFC 4556) to remove protocol structures tied to specific cryptographic algorithms. The PKINIT key derivation function is made negotiable, and the digest algorithms for signing the pre-authentication data and the client's X.509 certificates are made discoverable.

These changes provide preemptive protection against vulnerabilities discovered in the future in any specific cryptographic algorithm and allow incremental deployment of newer algorithms.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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This RFC updates
RFC 4556
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