RFC 9964: ML-DSA for JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) and CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document specifies JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) and CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE) serializations for the Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (ML-DSA), a Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) digital signature scheme defined in US NIST FIPS 204.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC9964
- Published
- May 2026
- Authors
- M. Prorock; O. Steele
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- sec
- Pages
- 55
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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