RFC 6031: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Symmetric Key Package Content Type

This document defines the symmetric key format content type. It is transport independent. The Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) can be used to digitally…

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Outgoing relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3629: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
Normative reference — RFC 4648: The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings
Normative reference — RFC 5646: Tags for Identifying Languages
Normative reference — RFC 4514: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP): String Representation of Distinguished Names
Normative reference — RFC 6030: Portable Symmetric Key Container (PSKC)
Informative reference — RFC 5652: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Informative reference — RFC 6063: Dynamic Symmetric Key Provisioning Protocol (DSKPP)

Incoming relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9640: YANG Data Types and Groupings for Cryptography
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6160: Algorithms for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Protection of Symmetric Key Package Content Types
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7193: The application/cms Media Type
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8295: EST (Enrollment over Secure Transport) Extensions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7906: NSA's Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Key Management Attributes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6063: Dynamic Symmetric Key Provisioning Protocol (DSKPP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7107: Object Identifier Registry for the S/MIME Mail Security Working Group