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RFC 5903: Elliptic Curve Groups modulo a Prime (ECP Groups) for IKE and IKEv2

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This document describes three Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) groups for use in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocols in addition to previously defined groups. These groups are based on modular arithmetic rather than binary arithmetic. These groups are defined to align IKE and IKEv2 with other ECC implementations and standards, particularly NIST standards. In addition, the curves defined here can provide more efficient implementation than previously defined ECC groups. This document obsoletes RFC 4753. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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Document ID
RFC5903
Published
June 2010
Authors
D. Fu; J. Solinas
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
—
Pages
16
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Obsoletes:
RFC 4753

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