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     PKIX Working Group                         Q. Dang (NIST) 
     Internet Draft                   S. Santesson (Microsoft) 
     Intended Category: Standards Track   K. Moriarty (MIT/LL) 
     Expires: December 2006          D. Brown (Certicom Corp.) 
                                                T. Polk (NIST)                   
                                                 June 16, 2006 
                                         
      
                                  
            Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure:         
            Additional Algorithms and Identifiers for      
                          DSA and ECDSA                                      
             <draft-ietf-pkix-sha2-dsa-ecdsa-00.txt> 


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        Abstract 

        This document supplements RFC 3279. It 
        specifies algorithm identifiers, and ASN.1 
        encoding rules for the Digital Signature 
        Algorithm (DSA) and Elliptic Curve Digital 
        Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) digital signatures 
        when using SHA-224, SHA-256, 384 or SHA-512 as 
        hashing algorithm. This specification applies 
        to the Internet X.509 Public Key 
        Infrastructure (PKI) when digital signatures 
        are used to sign certificates and certificate 
        revocation list (CRLs).  

        The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", 
        "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", 
        "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this 
        document are to be interpreted as described in 
        [RFC 2119]. 


            Table of Contents 


        1. Introduction......................................3 
        2. One-way Hash Functions............................3 
        3. Signature Algorithm...............................4 
           3.1. DSA Signature Algorithm......................5 
           3.2. ECDSA Signature Algorithm....................6 
              3.2.1. ECDSA with SHA-2 Hash Algorithms........7 
              3.2.2. ECDSA with Recommended Hash Algorithm...8 
              3.2.3. ECDSA With Specified Hash Algorithm.....8 
        4. ASN.1 Module......................................9 
        5. Security Considerations..........................10 
        6. References.......................................12 
           6.1. Normative references:.......................12 
           6.2. Informative references......................13 
        7. Authors' Addresses...............................14 
        8. Acknowledgements.................................14 
        9. IANA Considerations..............................15 
        10. Disclaimer of Validity..........................15 
        11. Copyright Statement.............................15 
         
         

         
      
      
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     1. Introduction 

     This specification supplements [RFC 3279], "Internet X.509 
     Public Key Infrastructure:  Certificate and Certificate 
     Revocation List (CRL) Profile" and extends the list of 
     algorithms defined for use in the Internet PKI. This 
     document specifies algorithm identifiers and ASN.1 [X.660] 
     encoding rules for DSA and ECDSA digital signatures in 
     certificates and CRLs when using SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-
     384, or SHA-512 as the hashing algorithm. 

     This specification defines the contents of the 
     signatureAlgorithm, signatureValue and signature fields 
     within Internet X.509 certificates and CRLs when these 
     objects are signed using DSA or ECDSA with a SHA-2 hash 
     algorithm. These fields are more fully described in [RFC 
     3280]. 

     This document profiles material presented in the "Secure 
     Hash Standard" [FIPS 180-2], "Public Key Cryptography for 
     the Financial Services Industry: The Elliptic Curve 
     Digital Signature Standard (ECDSA)" [X9.62], and the 
     "Digital Signature Standard" [FIPS 186-3]. 

     Algorithm identifiers and encoding rules for RSA, DSA and 
     ECDSA when used with SHA-1 are specified in [RFC 3279].  
     Algorithm identifiers and encoding rules for RSA when used 
     with SHA-2 are specified in [RFC 4055]. 

     2. One-way Hash Functions 

     This section identifies four additional hash algorithms 
     for use with DSA and ECDSA and the Internet X.509 
     certificate and CRL profile [RFC 3280]. 

     SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512 produce a 224-bit, 
     256-bit, 384-bit, and 512-bit "hash" of the input 
     respectively and are fully described in the Federal 
     Information Processing Standard 180-2 [FIPS 180-2].  

     The listed one-way hash functions are identified by the 
     following object identifiers (OIDs):  

        id-sha224  OBJECT IDENTIFIER  ::=  {joint-iso-itu-t(2) 
        country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101)                        
        csor(3) nistalgorithm(4) hashalgs(2) 4 } 

      
      
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        id-sha256  OBJECT IDENTIFIER  ::=  {joint-iso-itu-t(2) 
        country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3) 
        nistalgorithm(4) hashalgs(2) 1 } 

        id-sha384  OBJECT IDENTIFIER  ::=  {joint-iso-itu-t(2) 
        country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101)                       
        csor(3) nistalgorithm(4) hashalgs(2) 2 } 

        id-sha512  OBJECT IDENTIFIER  ::=  {joint-iso-itu-t(2) 
        country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101)                       
        csor(3) nistalgorithm(4) hashalgs(2) 3 } 

     All implementations MUST accept both NULL and absent 
     parameters as legal and equivalent encodings. 

     3. Signature Algorithm 

     Certificates and CRLs conforming to [RFC 3280] may be 
     signed with any public key signature algorithm. The 
     certificate or CRL indicates the algorithm through an 
     identifier, which appears in the signatureAlgorithm field 
     within the Certificate or CertificateList. This algorithm 
     identifier is an OID and has optionally associated 
     parameters. This section denotes algorithm identifiers and 
     parameters that MUST be used in the signatureAlgorithm 
     field in a Certificate or CertificateList. 

     Signature algorithms are always used in conjunction with a 
     one-way hash function. This section identifies OIDs for 
     DSA and ECDSA with SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. 
     The contents of the parameters component for each 
     algorithm vary; details are provided for each algorithm. 

     The data to be signed (e.g., the one-way hash function 
     output value) is formatted for the signature algorithm to 
     be used. Then, a private key operation (e.g., DSA 
     encryption) is performed to generate the signature value. 
     This signature value is then ASN.1 encoded as a BIT STRING 
     and included in the Certificate or CertificateList in the 
     signature field. More detail on how digital signatures are 
     generated can be found in [FIPS 186-3]. 

     Entities that validate DSA signatures MUST support SHA-224 
     and SHA-256. Entities that validate ECDSA signatures MUST 
     support SHA-224 and SHA-256 and should support SHA-384 and 
     SHA-512.  

      
      
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     3.1. DSA Signature Algorithm 

     The DSA is defined in the Digital Signature Standard (DSS) 
     [FIPS 186-3]. DSA was developed by the U.S. Government, 
     and can be used in conjunction with a SHA2 one-way hash 
     function such as SHA-224 or SHA-256. DSA is fully 
     described in [FIPS 186-3]. 

     [FIPS 186-3] specifies three choices for sizes of DSA key 
     pairs. The biggest size key pair consists of 3072-bit 
     public key and 256-bit private key, and it provides 128 
     bits of security. More information on security strength 
     assessments of DSA and other cryptographic algorithms can 
     be found in [SP 800-57]. A digital signature algorithm has 
     the same security strength as its asymmetric key algorithm 
     like DSA or ECDSA only if its hashing algorithm has at 
     least the same security strength as the asymmetric key 
     algorithm. Therefore, a 128-bit security strength hashing 
     algorithm will be sufficient to build a 128-bit security 
     strength DSA digital signature algorithm when a pair of 
     3072-bit DSA public key and 256-bit DSA private key is 
     used. Therefore, it is only needed to specify DSA with 
     SHA-224 and SHA-256 because SHA-256 provides 128 bits of 
     security. The ASN.1 OIDs used to tie DSA with SHA-224 and 
     SHA-256 follows: 

        id-dsa-with-sha224 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=  { joint-iso-
        ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) 
        csor(3) algorithms(4) id-dsa-with-sha2(3) 1} 

        id-dsa-with-sha256 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=  { joint-iso-
        ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) 
        csor(3) algorithms(4) id-dsa-with-sha2(3) 1} 

     When the id-dsa-with-sha224 or id-dsa-with-sha256 
     algorithm identifier appears in the algorithm field as an 
     AlgorithmIdentifier, the encoding SHALL omit the 
     parameters field. That is, the AlgorithmIdentifier SHALL 
     be a SEQUENCE of one component the OID: id-dsa-with-sha224 
     or id-dsa-with-sha256. 

     Encoding rules for DSA signature values are specified in 
     [RFC 3279].  For completeness, this information is 
     repeated below: 

     When signing, the DSA algorithm generates two values 
     commonly referred to as r and s. To easily transfer these 
      
      
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     two values as one signature, they SHALL be ASN.1 encoded 
     using the following ASN.1 structure: 

     Dss-Sig-Value  ::=  SEQUENCE  { 
             r       INTEGER, 
             s       INTEGER  } 
     The DSA parameters in the subjectPublicKeyInfo field of 
     the certificate of the issuer SHALL apply to the 
     verification of the signature. 

     3.2. ECDSA Signature Algorithm 

     The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) is 
     defined in, "Public Key Cryptography for the Financial 
     Services Industry: The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature 
     Standard (ECDSA)" [X9.62].  [X9.62] provides alternative 
     mechanisms for specifying the hash algorithm used in the 
     signature generation process.  Three methods are specified 
     in this document. 

     1) The signature OID may explicitly identify the hash 
     algorithm, as specified in Section 3.2.1 below. 

     2) The signature OID may specify that the signer used the 
     recommended hash algorithm for a given key size, as 
     described in Section 3.2.2.  A verifier infers from the 
     size of the public key which hash algorithm was used.  

     3) The signature OID may indicate that the hash algorithm 
     is specified as a parameter of the signature OID.  The 
     verifier identifies the appropriate hash algorithm 
     according to the hash algorithm OID in the parameters 
     field.  

     Conforming CA implementations MUST specify the hash 
     algorithm explicitly, using the OIDs specified in Section 
     3.2.1, when encoding ECDSA/SHA-2 signatures in 
     certificates and CRLs. 

     Conforming client implementations that process ECDSA 
     signatures with any of the SHA-2 hash algorithms when 
     processing certificates and CRLs MUST recognize the 
     corresponding OIDs specified in Section 3.2.1.  Conforming 
     client implementations MAY also recognize the signature 
     OIDs specified in Sections 3.2.2 and 3.2.3. 


      
      
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     Encoding rules for ECDSA signature values are specified in 
     [RFC 3279].  For completeness, this information is 
     repeated below: 

     When signing, the ECDSA algorithm generates two values 
     commonly referred to as r and s. To easily transfer these 
     two values as one signature, they MUST be ASN.1 encoded 
     using the following ASN.1 structure: 

     Ecdsa-Sig-Value  ::=  SEQUENCE  { 
          r     INTEGER, 
          s     INTEGER  } 
      
     The elliptic curve parameters in the subjectPublicKeyInfo 
     field of the certificate of the issuer MUST be applied to 
     the verification of the signature. Encoding rules for 
     ECDSA public keys are specified in [RFC 3279]. 
      
     3.2.1. ECDSA with SHA-2 Hash Algorithms 

     The ASN.1 OIDs used to specify that an ECDSA signature was 
     generated using SHA224, SHA256, SHA384 or SHA 512 
     respectively: 

        ecdsa-with-SHA224 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) 
        member-body(2) us(840) ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) 
        ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 1} 

        ecdsa-with-SHA256 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) 
        member-body(2) us(840)ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) 
        ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 2} 

        ecdsa-with-SHA384 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) 
        member-body(2) us(840) ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) 
        ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 3} 

        ecdsa-with-SHA512 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) 
        member-body(2) us(840) ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) 
        ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 4} 

     When the ecdsa-with-SHA224, ecdsa-with-SHA256, ecdsa-with-
     SHA384 or ecdsa-with-SHA512 algorithm identifier appears 
     in the algorithm field as an AlgorithmIdentifier, the 
     encoding MUST omit the parameters field. That is, the 
     AlgorithmIdentifier SHALL be a SEQUENCE of one component: 
     the OID: ecdsa-with-SHA224, ecdsa-with-SHA256, ecdsa-with-
     SHA384 or ecdsa-with-SHA512. 
      
      
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     3.2.2. ECDSA with Recommended Hash Algorithm 

     The following object identifier identifies the hash 
     function to be used for message digesting implicitly, 
     based on the size of the signer's public key:  

           ecdsa-with-Recommended OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {  
             id-ecSigType recommended(2) } 
         
     The recommended hash functions are given in the draft 
     revision of X9.62, and is determined as follows.  Among 
     the hash functions SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-
     512, the recommended one has the largest bit size that 
     does not require bit truncation during the signing 
     process.  Bit truncation occurs when the hash output 
     bitlength is greater than the bit length of n, the order 
     of the base point G. (Note: even if bit trunctation does 
     not occur, modular reduction can occur.) 

     Conforming CA implementations MUST NOT specify the ecdsa-
     with-Recommended OID when encoding certificates and CRLs.  
     To maximize interoperability, conforming client 
     implementations MAY recognize the ecdsa-with-Recommended 
     OID when processing certificates and CRLs. 

     3.2.3. ECDSA With Specified Hash Algorithm 

     The following object identifier identifies the hash 
     function to be used for message digesting is the one 
     specified in the parameters field of the algorithm 
     identifier: 

           ecdsa-with-Specified OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {  
             id-ecSigType specified(3) } 
      
     For signatures are generated using one of the SHA-2 hash 
     algorithms, the parameters field would contain the 
     appropriate OID from Section 2. 
      
     Conforming CA implementations MUST NOT specify the ecdsa-
     with-Specified OID when encoding certificates and CRLs.  
     To maximize interoperability, conforming client 
     implementations MAY recognize the ecdsa-with-Specified OID 
     when processing certificates and CRLs.  
      


      
      
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     4. ASN.1 Module  

      

     DEFINITIONS EXPLICIT TAGS ::= 
      
     BEGIN 
      
     -- EXPORTS ALL -- 
     -- All types and values defined in this module are  
     -- exported for use in other ASN.1 modules. 
      
     IMPORTS 

        NONE 

     id-sha224  OBJECT IDENTIFIER  ::=  {joint-iso-itu-t(2) 
     country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3) 
     nistalgorithm(4) hashalgs(2) 4 } 

     id-sha256    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {joint-iso-itu-t (2) 
     country (16) us (840) organization (1) gov (101) csor (3) 
     nistalgorithm (4) hashalgs (2) 1 } 

     id-sha384    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {joint-iso-itu-t (2) 
     country (16) us (840) organization (1) gov (101) csor (3) 
     nistalgorithm (4) hashalgs (2) 2 } 

     id-sha512    OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {joint-iso-itu-t (2) 
     country (16) us (840) organization (1) gov (101) csor (3) 
     nistalgorithm (4) hashalgs (2) 3 } 

     -- 
     --   ECDSA Signatures With SHA-2 Hashes, from X9.62 
     -- 
      
     ecdsa-with-SHA224 ::= { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840)      
             ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 
             1} 
     ecdsa-with-SHA256 ::= { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840)      
             ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 
             2}  
     ecdsa-with-SHA384 ::= { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840)      
             ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 
             3} 


      
      
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     ecdsa-with-SHA512 ::= { iso(1) member-body(2) us(840)      
             ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) ecdsa-with-SHA2(3) 
             4} 
      
     ecdsa-with-Recommended OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {  
          iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) 10045 signatures(4) 
          2 } 
      
     ecdsa-with-Specified OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= {  
          iso(1) member-body(2) us(840) 10045 signatures(4) 3 } 
     -- 
     -- DSA with SHA-224 and SHA-256 signature algorithms 
     -- 
     dsa-with-sha224 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=  { joint-iso-
             ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) 
             gov(101) csor(3) algorithms(4) id-dsa-with-sha2(3) 
             1} 
      
     dsa-with-sha256 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=  { joint-iso-
             ccitt(2) country(16) us(840) organization(1) 
             gov(101) csor(3) algorithms(4) id-dsa-with-sha2(3) 
             2} 
         
      
     END -- Definitions 
         

     5. Security Considerations 

     This specification supplements [RFC 3279]. The Security 
     Considerations section of that document applies, but is 
     specific to the RSA algorithm and this document covers the 
     DSA and ECDSA algorithms and the associated 
     considerations. 

     The appropriate use of the hash functions in terms of the 
     algorithm strength and expected time frames for secure use 
     as defined by NIST can be found in Special Publications 
     800-78 [SP 800-78] and 800-57 [SP 800-57].  

     NIST recommends three elliptic curves: curves over prime 
     fields, curves over binary fields, and Koblitz curves, to 
     be used in conjunction with one of the described hash 
     functions for security reasons in [FIPS 186-3]. [FIPS 186-
     3] provides a table listing the uses and time periods for 
     each algorithm and key size combinations for various 

      
      
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     applications. For further details, see the referenced 
     document. 

     The one-way hash algorithms discussed in this document, 
     SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512 each have a 
     recommended lifetime when used in combination with a 
     digital signature algorithm. NIST provides information on 
     the appropriate time periods for which each combination 
     should be used based upon the security needs of the 
     service and information being protected in NIST Special 
     Publication 800-57. A table outlines the year in which 
     NIST deems it is no longer safe to use specific 
     combinations of key lengths and algorithms of various 
     strengths for RSA, DSA, and ECDSA. 

     The 800-57 publication discusses the "best practices" for 
     key management to be used by both developers and system 
     administrators. The document covers the aspects of key 
     management from algorithm selection and key sizes with 
     associated key usage period to key usage (preventing key 
     overlap), the compromise of keys and keying material, and 
     key destruction. Specific guidelines are offered for key 
     usage periods such as the lifetime of a private signature 
     key may be shorter than the lifetime of the public 
     verification key for practical applications. The 
     specification also provides recommendations on the number 
     of years various key types should be used such as public 
     and private signature keys, public and private 
     authentication keys, etc. 

     NIST Special Publication 800-78 also lists time frames for 
     the use of combined hash algorithms and digital signature 
     algorithms for specific key types, including the 

         O Personal Identity Verification (PIV) authentication  
           key, 

         O Card authentication key, 

         O Digital signature key, and 

         O Key management key. 

     Specific requirements on the PIV can be found in [FIPS 
     201]. 


      
      
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     The recommendation for the size of digital signature and 
     key management keys is more restrictive than that of 
     authentication keys, because they are used to protect data 
     for longer periods of time. Therefore, the transition 
     dates to larger key sizes are earlier in general. 

     Guidelines for the protection of domain parameters, 
     initialization vectors (IVs), and per message secret 
     numbers for use with digital signature algorithms, DSA and 
     ECSDA are provided in [FIPS 186-3]. An assurance of 
     integrity should be obtained prior to using all keying 
     material for the generation of digital signatures using 
     DSA and ECDSA. The purpose of this is to ensure the keying 
     material is in the proper format, the domain parameters 
     are valid, the possession of the private key, the validity 
     of the public key, and that the request is coming from an 
     authorized source. 

     Algorithm implementations MUST follow the appropriate 
     specification to ensure the generation of secure keys.  
     The SHA-2 algorithm is fully defined in [FIPS 180-2].  
     [FIPS 186-3] defines the requirements for the digital 
     signature standard specifying the requirements for both 
     DSA and ECDSA. ECDSA is fully specified in [ANS X9.62]. 

     Certificate Authorities (CAs) that issue certificates 
     using the DSA and ECDSA algorithms for key generation 
     SHOULD adhere to the recommended security guidelines for 
     key management in the NIST Special Publication 800-57. A 
     CA should use the same size or greater hash function than 
     what is used when generating keys for subscriber signature 
     certificates. 

        

     6. References 

     6.1.    Normative references: 

        [RFC 2119]   Bradner, S., "Key Words for Use in RFCs to 
                     Indicate Requirement Levels", RFC 2119, 
                     March 1997. 

        [RFC 3279]   Bassham, L., Polk, W., and R. Housley, 
                     "Algorithms and Identifiers for the 
                     Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure 

      
      
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                     Certificate and Certificate Revocation 
                     List (CRL) Profile", RFC 3279, April 2002. 

        [RFC 3280]   Housley, R., Polk, W., Ford, W., and D. 
                     Solo, "Internet X.509 Public Key 
                     Infrastructure Certificate and Certificate 
                     Revocation List (CRL) Profile", RFC 3280, 
                     April 2002. 

        [X9.62]      X9.62-2005, "Public Key Cryptography for 
                     the Financial Services Industry: The 
                     Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Standard 
                     (ECDSA)", November, 2005. 

        [FIPS 180-2] Federal Information Processing Standards 
                     Publication (FIPS PUB) 182-2, Secure Hash 
                     Standard (SHS), 1 August 2002. 

        [FIPS 186-3] Draft Federal Information Processing 
                     Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) 186-3, 
                     Digital Signature Standard (DSS), 13 March 
                     2006. 

         

  6.2.    Informative references 

        [SP 800-78]  W. Timothy Polk, Donna, F. Dodson, William 
                     E. Burr, NIST, "Cryptographic Algorithms 
                     and Key Sizes for Personal Identity 
                     Verification", January 2005. 

        [SP 800-57]  Elaine Barker, William Barker, William E. 
                     Burr, NIST, "Recommendation for Key 
                     Management", August 2005. 

        [RFC 4055]   Schaad, J., Kaliski, B., and Housley, R., 
                     "Additional Algorithms and Identifiers for 
                     RSA Cryptography for use in the Internet 
                     X. 509 Public Key Infrastructure 
                     Certificate and Certificate Revocation 
                     List (CRL) Profile", RFC 4055, June 2005. 

        [FIPS 201]   Federal Information Processing Standards 
                     Publication (FIPS PUB) 201, Personal 
                     Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal 

      
      
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                     Employees and Contractors, 25 February 
                     2005. 

     7. Authors' Addresses 

     Quynh Dang 
     NIST 
     100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930 
     Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 
     USA 
     Email: quynh.dang@nist.gov 
         
     Stefan Santesson 
     Microsoft 
     Tuborg Boulevard 12 
     2900 Hellerup 
     Denmark 
     EMail: stefans@microsoft.com 
         
     Kathleen M. Moriarty 
     MIT Lincoln Laboratory 
     244 Wood Street 
     Lexington, MA 02420 
     Email: moriarty@ll.mit.edu 
             
     Daniel R. L. Brown 
     Certicom Corp. 
     5520 Explorer Drive 
     Mississaug, ON L4W 5L1 
     Email: dbrown@certicom.com 
         
     Tim Polk 
     NIST 
     100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930 
     Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930 
     USA 
     Email: tim.polk@nist.gov 
         
         
         
     8. Acknowledgements 

     This work was sponsored in part by the U.S. Air Force 
     under Air Force Contract Number F19628-00-C-0002. 



      
      
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     "Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and 
     recommendations are those of the author and are not 
     necessarily endorsed by the United States Government." 

         

     9. IANA Considerations  

     None  

     10. Disclaimer of Validity  

             

     The IETF takes no position regarding the validity or scope 
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