| < draft-mcgrew-hash-sigs-14.txt | draft-mcgrew-hash-sigs-15.txt > | |||
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| Crypto Forum Research Group D. McGrew | Crypto Forum Research Group D. McGrew | |||
| Internet-Draft M. Curcio | Internet-Draft M. Curcio | |||
| Intended status: Informational S. Fluhrer | Intended status: Informational S. Fluhrer | |||
| Expires: June 22, 2019 Cisco Systems | Expires: July 11, 2019 Cisco Systems | |||
| December 19, 2018 | January 7, 2019 | |||
| Hash-Based Signatures | Hash-Based Signatures | |||
| draft-mcgrew-hash-sigs-14 | draft-mcgrew-hash-sigs-15 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This note describes a digital signature system based on cryptographic | This note describes a digital signature system based on cryptographic | |||
| hash functions, following the seminal work in this area of Lamport, | hash functions, following the seminal work in this area of Lamport, | |||
| Diffie, Winternitz, and Merkle, as adapted by Leighton and Micali in | Diffie, Winternitz, and Merkle, as adapted by Leighton and Micali in | |||
| 1995. It specifies a one-time signature scheme and a general | 1995. It specifies a one-time signature scheme and a general | |||
| signature scheme. These systems provide asymmetric authentication | signature scheme. These systems provide asymmetric authentication | |||
| without using large integer mathematics and can achieve a high | without using large integer mathematics and can achieve a high | |||
| security level. They are suitable for compact implementations, are | security level. They are suitable for compact implementations, are | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 44 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 44 ¶ | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at https://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on June 22, 2019. | This Internet-Draft will expire on July 11, 2019. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2019 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
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| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
| carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | |||
| to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must | to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must | |||
| include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of | |||
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| skipping to change at page 37, line 8 ¶ | skipping to change at page 37, line 8 ¶ | |||
| 8. IANA Considerations | 8. IANA Considerations | |||
| The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is requested to create | The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is requested to create | |||
| two registries: one for OTS signatures, which includes all of the LM- | two registries: one for OTS signatures, which includes all of the LM- | |||
| OTS signatures as defined in Section 4, and one for Leighton-Micali | OTS signatures as defined in Section 4, and one for Leighton-Micali | |||
| Signatures, as defined in Section 5. | Signatures, as defined in Section 5. | |||
| Additions to these registries require that a specification be | Additions to these registries require that a specification be | |||
| documented in an RFC or another permanent and readily available | documented in an RFC or another permanent and readily available | |||
| reference in sufficient detail that interoperability between | reference in sufficient detail that interoperability between | |||
| independent implementations is possible. IANA SHOULD verify that all | independent implementations is possible. IANA MUST verify that all | |||
| applications for additions to these registries hve first been | applications for additions to these registries hve first been | |||
| reviewed by the IRTF Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG). | reviewed by the IRTF Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG). | |||
| Each entry in the registry contains the following elements: | Each entry in the registry contains the following elements: | |||
| a short name, such as "LMS_SHA256_M32_H10", | a short name, such as "LMS_SHA256_M32_H10", | |||
| a positive number, and | a positive number, and | |||
| a reference to a specification that completely defines the | a reference to a specification that completely defines the | |||
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