RFC 6637: Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) 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 defines an Elliptic Curve Cryptography extension to the OpenPGP public key format and specifies three Elliptic Curves that enjoy broad support by other standards, including standards published by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. The document specifies the conventions for interoperability between compliant OpenPGP implementations that make use of this extension and these Elliptic Curves. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6637
- Published
- June 2012
- Authors
- A. Jivsov
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 15
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 9580
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 6 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
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