RFC 5408: Identity-Based Encryption Architecture and Supporting Data Structures

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This document describes the security architecture required to implement identity-based encryption, a public-key encryption technology that uses a user's identity as a public key. It also defines data structures that can be used to implement the technology. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID

RFC5408

Published

January 2009

Authors

G. Appenzeller; L. Martin; M. Schertler

Status

INFORMATIONAL

Stream

IETF

Area

sec

Pages

30

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• DOI: 10.17487/RFC5408
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Topics

• public key
• public-key encryption technology

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• INFORMATIONAL
• 2009
• IETF stream
• sec area