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RFC 8133: The Security Evaluated Standardized Password-Authenticated Key Exchange (SESPAKE) Protocol

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This document describes the Security Evaluated Standardized Password- Authenticated Key Exchange (SESPAKE) protocol. The SESPAKE protocol provides password-authenticated key exchange for usage in systems for protection of sensitive information. The security proofs of the protocol were made for situations involving an active adversary in the channel, including man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and attacks based on the impersonation of one of the subjects.

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Document ID
RFC8133
Published
March 2017
Authors
S. Smyshlyaev; E. Alekseev; I. Oshkin; V. Popov
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
INDEPENDENT
Area
Pages
51
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