RFC 9708: Use of the HSS/LMS Hash-Based Signature Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)

This document specifies the conventions for using the Hierarchical Signature System (HSS) / Leighton-Micali Signature (LMS) hash-based signature algorithm…

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Outgoing relationships (12 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 8708: Use of the HSS/LMS Hash-Based Signature Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 5280: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile
Normative reference — RFC 5652: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normative reference — RFC 8554: Leighton-Micali Hash-Based Signatures
Normative reference — RFC 8692: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure: Additional Algorithm Identifiers for RSASSA-PSS and ECDSA Using SHAKEs
Informative reference — RFC 4086: Randomness Requirements for Security
Informative reference — RFC 5912: New ASN.1 Modules for the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)
Informative reference — RFC 6268: Additional New ASN.1 Modules for the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)
Informative reference — RFC 5911: New ASN.1 Modules for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and S/MIME
Informative reference — RFC 4108: Using Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) to Protect Firmware Packages

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9802: Use of the HSS and XMSS Hash-Based Signature Algorithms in Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure