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RFC 3185 on Reuse of CMS Content Encryption Keys

2001-10-19 15:56:50

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        RFC 3185

        Title:      Reuse of CMS Content Encryption Keys
        Author(s):  S. Farrell, S. Turner
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       October 2001
        Mailbox:    stephen(_dot_)farrell(_at_)baltimore(_dot_)ie, 
turners(_at_)ieca(_dot_)com
        Pages:      10
        Characters: 20404
        SeeAlso/Updates/Obsoletes:    None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-smime-rcek-04.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3185.txt


This document describes a way to include a key identifier in a CMS
(Cryptographic Message Syntax) enveloped data structure, so that the
content encryption key can be re-used for further enveloped data
packets.

This document is a product of the S/MIME Mail Security Working Group
of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for
the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the
"Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the
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Joyce K. Reynolds and Sandy Ginoza
USC/Information Sciences Institute

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