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RFC 8037: CFRG Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) and Signatures in JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE)

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This document defines how to use the Diffie-Hellman algorithms "X25519" and "X448" as well as the signature algorithms "Ed25519" and "Ed448" from the IRTF CFRG elliptic curves work in JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE).

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Document ID
RFC8037
Published
January 2017
Authors
I. Liusvaara
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
14
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Updated by:
RFC 9864

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