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PROPOSED STANDARD

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RFC 9580

Author:

A. Jivsov

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NON WORKING GROUP

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6637

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Abstract

This document defines an Elliptic Curve Cryptography extension tothe OpenPGP public key format and specifies three Elliptic Curvesthat enjoy broad support by other standards, including standardspublished by the US National Institute of Standards andTechnology. The document specifies the conventions forinteroperability between compliant OpenPGP implementations thatmake use of this extension and these Elliptic Curves. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.