RFC 9053 · INFORMATIONAL · 2022

CBOR Object Signing and Encryption : Initial Algorithms

Overview

RFC 9053, “CBOR Object Signing and Encryption : Initial Algorithms”, is an Informational document published in August 2022 by J. Schaad. It obsoletes RFC 8152. It has since been updated by RFC 9864. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) is a data format designed for small code size and small message size. There is a need to be able to define basic security services for this data format. This document defines a set of algorithms that can be used with the CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE) protocol (RFC 9052).

This document, along with RFC 9052, obsoletes RFC 8152.

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

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 8152
Updated by
RFC 9864
Other RFCs from 2022

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