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	IPSEC Working Group Ashar Aziz		IPSEC Working Group Ashar Aziz
	INTERNET-DRAFT Tom Markson		INTERNET-DRAFT Tom Markson
	Hemma Prafullchandra		Hemma Prafullchandra
	Sun Microsystems, Inc.		Sun Microsystems, Inc.
	Expires in six months December 21, 1995		Expires in six months August 1, 1996
	Encoding of an Unsigned Diffie-Hellman Public Value		Encoding of an Unsigned Diffie-Hellman Public Value
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	Status of this Memo		Status of this Memo
	This document is a submission to the IETF Internet Protocol Security		This document is a submission to the IETF Internet Protocol Security
	(IPSEC) Working Group. Comments are solicited and should be addressed to		(IPSEC) Working Group. Comments are solicited and should be addressed to
	to the working group mailing list (ipsec@ans.net) or to the authors.		to the working group mailing list (ipsec@ans.net) or to the authors.
	This document is an Internet-Draft. Internet Drafts are working		This document is an Internet-Draft. Internet Drafts are working
	documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and		documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and
	its working Groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working		its working Groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working
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	Distribution of this memo is unlimited.		Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
	Abstract		Abstract
	It is useful to be able to communicate public keys in the absence of a		It is useful to be able to communicate public keys in the absence of a
	certificate hierarchy and a signature infrastructure. This document		certificate hierarchy and a signature infrastructure. This document
	describes a method by which certificates which communicate Diffie-		describes a method by which certificates which communicate Diffie-
	Hellman public values and parameters may be encoded and securely named.		Hellman public values and parameters may be encoded and securely named.
	CONTENTS
	Status of this Memo.................................. 1
	Abstract............................................. 2
	1. Unsigned Public Keys................................. 3
	2. Encoding of an Unsigned DH public value.............. 3
	3. Verification of the Unsigned Public Value............ 5
	4. Security Considerations.............................. 5
	Acknowledgements..................................... 5
	References........................................... 5
	Author's Address(es)................................. 6
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	1. Unsigned Public Keys		1. Unsigned Public Keys
	In public key cryptography, certificates provide a binding between an		In public key cryptography, certificates provide a binding between an
	entity's name and their public key. The signature on the certificate		entity's name and their public key. The signature on the certificate
	provides this binding. However, certificates tend to be difficult to		provides this binding. However, certificates tend to be difficult to
	implement and usually require infrastructure to verify signatures. This		implement and usually require infrastructure to verify signatures. This
	infrastructure and certificates, in general, are not in wide use on the		infrastructure and certificates, in general, are not in wide use on the
	Internet. Instead of explicitly binding a name to a public value using		Internet. Instead of explicitly binding a name to a public value using
	a signature, the name may be derived directly from the public key. This		a signature, the name may be derived directly from the public key. This
	can be done by defining the name of the certificate to be the message		can be done by defining the name of the certificate to be the message
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	Alternate email address: markson@eng.sun.com		Alternate email address: markson@eng.sun.com
	Hemma Prafullchandra		Hemma Prafullchandra
	Sun Microsystems, Inc.		Sun Microsystems, Inc.
	M/S PAL1-550		M/S PAL1-550
	2550 Garcia Avenue		2550 Garcia Avenue
	Mountain View, CA 94043		Mountain View, CA 94043
	Email: hemma@eng.sun.com		Email: hemma@eng.sun.com
	Alternate email address: hemma@incog.com		Alternate email address: hemma@incog.com
			CONTENTS
			Status of this Memo.................................. 1
			Abstract............................................. 2
			1. Unsigned Public Keys................................. 3
			2. Encoding of an Unsigned DH public value.............. 3
			3. Verification of the Unsigned Public Value............ 5
			4. Security Considerations.............................. 5
			Acknowledgements..................................... 5
			References........................................... 5
			Author's Address(es)................................. 6
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