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RFC 5581: The Camellia Cipher in OpenPGP

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 9580.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 9580 — OpenPGP

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document presents the necessary information to use the Camellia symmetric block cipher in the OpenPGP protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC5581
Published
June 2009
Authors
D. Shaw
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
—
Pages
3
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 9580
Updates:
RFC 4880

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 6 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1991 (1996)
  2. RFC 2440 (1998)
  3. RFC 4880 (2007)
  4. RFC 5581 (2009)
  5. RFC 6637 (2012)
  6. RFC 9580 (2024) ✓

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