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RFC 8732: Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) Key Exchange with SHA-2

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This document specifies additions and amendments to RFC 4462. It defines a new key exchange method that uses SHA-2 for integrity and deprecates weak Diffie-Hellman (DH) groups. The purpose of this specification is to modernize the cryptographic primitives used by Generic Security Service (GSS) key exchanges.

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Document ID
RFC8732
Published
February 2020
Authors
S. Sorce; H. Kario
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
12
Also known as
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Updates:
RFC 4462

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