RFC 8080: Edwards-Curve Digital Security Algorithm (EdDSA) for DNSSEC
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This document describes how to specify Edwards-curve Digital Security Algorithm (EdDSA) keys and signatures in DNS Security (DNSSEC). It uses EdDSA with the choice of two curves: Ed25519 and Ed448.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8080
- Published
- February 2017
- Authors
- O. Sury; R. Edmonds
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- sec
- Pages
- 7
- Also known as
- —
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