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RFC 3447: Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 8017.

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 represents a republication of PKCS #1 v2.1 from RSA Laboratories' Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) series, and change control is retained within the PKCS process. The body of this document is taken directly from the PKCS #1 v2.1 document, with certain corrections made during the publication process. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC3447
Published
February 2003
Authors
J. Jonsson; B. Kaliski
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
—
Pages
72
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2437
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8017

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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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