Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography

Barker, Elaine; Johnson, Don; Smid, Miles

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-56A

NIST SP 800-56A

Withdrawn on March 14, 2007. Superseded by SP 800-56A Rev. 1

Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography

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Date Published: March 2006 [May 2006]

Author(s)

Elaine Barker (NIST), Don Johnson, Miles Smid

Abstract

This Recommendation specifies key establishment schemes using discrete logarithm cryptography, based on standards developed by the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X9, Inc.: ANS X9.42 (Agreement of Symmetric Keys Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography) and ANS X9.63 (Key Agreement and Key Transport Using Elliptic Curve Cryptography).

Keywords

assurances; Diffie-Hellman; elliptic curve cryptography; finite field cryptography; key agreement; key confirmation; key derivation; key establishment; key management; key recovery; key transport; MQV

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Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-56A
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Supplemental Material:
Comments on Draft (July 2005) (pdf)
Draft (July 2005) (pdf)
Comments on Draft 2 (Jan. 2003) (pdf)
Draft 2 (Jan. 2003) (pdf)

Document History:
05/03/06: SP 800-56A (Final)