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RFC 8351: The PKCS #8 EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo Media Type

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This document registers the application/pkcs8-encrypted media type for the EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo type of PKCS #8. An instance of this media type carries a single encrypted private key, BER-encoded as a single EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo value.

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Document ID
RFC8351
Published
June 2018
Authors
S. Leonard
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
INDEPENDENT
Area
Pages
7
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