RFC 9338 · INTERNET STANDARD · 2022

CBOR Object Signing and Encryption : Countersignatures

Overview

RFC 9338, “CBOR Object Signing and Encryption : Countersignatures”, is an Internet Standard document published in December 2022 by J. Schaad. It updates RFC 9052. 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. CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE) defines a set of security services for CBOR. This document defines a countersignature algorithm along with the needed header parameters and CBOR tags for COSE. This document updates RFC 9052.

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What “Internet Standard” means

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RFC 9052
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