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Use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Algorithms in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)

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Network Working Group                                    S. Blake-Wilson
Request for Comments: 3278                                      D. Brown
Category: Informational                                    Certicom Corp
                                                              P. Lambert
                                                   Cosine Communications
                                                              April 2002


          Use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Algorithms
                 in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document describes how to use Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC)
   public-key algorithms in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS).  The
   ECC algorithms support the creation of digital signatures and the
   exchange of keys to encrypt or authenticate content.  The definition
   of the algorithm processing is based on the ANSI X9.62 standard,
   developed by the ANSI X9F1 working group, the IEEE 1363 standard, and
   the SEC 1 standard.

   The readers attention is called to the Intellectual Property Rights
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