Network Working Group D. Eastlake
Request for Comments: 2539 IBM
Category: Standards Track March 1999
Storage of Diffie-Hellman Keys in the Domain Name System (DNS)
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
A standard method for storing Diffie-Hellman keys in the Domain Name
System is described which utilizes DNS KEY resource records.
Acknowledgements
Part of the format for Diffie-Hellman keys and the description
thereof was taken from a work in progress by:
Ashar Aziz [email protected]>
Tom Markson [email protected]>
Hemma Prafullchandra [email protected]>
In addition, the following person provided useful comments that have
been incorporated:
Ran Atkinson [email protected]>
Thomas Narten [email protected]>
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