RFC 7906: NSA's Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Key Management Attributes
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document defines key management attributes used by the National Security Agency (NSA). The attributes can appear in asymmetric and/or symmetric key packages as well as the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) content types that subsequently envelope the key packages. Key packages described in RFCs 5958 and 6031 are examples of where these attributes can be used.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC7906
- Published
- June 2016
- Authors
- P. Timmel; R. Housley; S. Turner
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 68
- Also known as
- —
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