RFC 9295: Clarifications for Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, and X448 Algorithm Identifiers
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document updates RFC 8410 to clarify existing semantics, and specify missing semantics, for key usage bits when used in certificates that support the Ed25519, Ed448, X25519, and X448 Elliptic Curve Cryptography algorithms.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC9295
- Published
- September 2022
- Authors
- S. Turner; S. Josefsson; D. McCarney; T. Ito
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- sec
- Pages
- 5
- Also known as
- —
- Updates:
- RFC 8410
Topics
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