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RFC 2539: Storage of Diffie-Hellman Keys in the Domain Name System (DNS)

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A standard method for storing Diffie-Hellman keys in the Domain Name System is described which utilizes DNS KEY resource records. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC2539
Published
March 1999
Authors
D. Eastlake 3rd
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
7
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Updated by:
RFC 6944

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