RFC 8236: J-PAKE: Password-Authenticated Key Exchange by Juggling
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document specifies a Password-Authenticated Key Exchange by Juggling (J-PAKE) protocol. This protocol allows the establishment of a secure end-to-end communication channel between two remote parties over an insecure network solely based on a shared password, without requiring a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or any trusted third party.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8236
- Published
- September 2017
- Authors
- F. Hao
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 15
- Also known as
- —
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