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RFC 2437: PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.0

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 3447.

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 memo is the successor to RFC 2313. This document provides recommendations for the implementation of public-key cryptography based on the RSA algorithm. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC2437
Published
October 1998
Authors
B. Kaliski; J. Staddon
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
39
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2313
Obsoleted by:
RFC 3447

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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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