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RFC 2313: PKCS #1: RSA Encryption Version 1.5

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2437.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 8017 — PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.2

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document describes a method for encrypting data using the RSA public-key cryptosystem. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Document record

Document ID
RFC2313
Published
March 1998
Authors
B. Kaliski
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
19
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 2437

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2313 (1998)
  2. RFC 2437 (1998)
  3. RFC 3447 (2003)
  4. RFC 8017 (2016) ✓

Read the full history of PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.2 →

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