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RFC 3185: Reuse of CMS Content Encryption Keys

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This document describes a way to include a key identifier in a CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) enveloped data structure, so that the content encryption key can be re-used for further enveloped data packets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC3185
Published
October 2001
Authors
S. Farrell; S. Turner
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
10
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