RFC 6509: MIKEY-SAKKE: Sakai-Kasahara Key Encryption in Multimedia Internet KEYing (MIKEY)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes the Multimedia Internet KEYing-Sakai-Kasahara Key Encryption (MIKEY-SAKKE), a method of key exchange that uses Identity-based Public Key Cryptography (IDPKC) to establish a shared secret value and certificateless signatures to provide source authentication. MIKEY-SAKKE has a number of desirable features, including simplex transmission, scalability, low-latency call setup, and support for secure deferred delivery. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6509
- Published
- February 2012
- Authors
- M. Groves
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 21
- Also known as
- —
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