PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.2
This specification has been revised 3 times since RFC 2313 (1998). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current version — implement against this
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 2313PKCS #1: RSA Encryption Version 1.5ObsoletedMarch 1998informationalreplaced by RFC2437
- RFC 2437PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.0ObsoletedOctober 1998informationalreplaced by RFC3447
- RFC 3447Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1ObsoletedFebruary 2003informationalreplaced by RFC8017
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 8017 (November 2016).