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RFC 8492: Secure Password Ciphersuites for Transport Layer Security (TLS)

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This memo defines several new ciphersuites for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to support certificateless, secure authentication using only a simple, low-entropy password. The exchange is called "TLS-PWD". The ciphersuites are all based on an authentication and key exchange protocol, named "dragonfly", that is resistant to offline dictionary attacks.

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RFC8492
Published
February 2019
Authors
D. Harkins
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
INDEPENDENT
Area
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Pages
40
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