1. Introduction

Questa sezione conserva il testo RFC per ML-KEM in PKIX, inclusi algorithm identifiers, SubjectPublicKeyInfo, private key formats, ASN.1 objects, security considerations ed examples.

1.  Introduction

   The Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM)
   standardized in [FIPS203] is a quantum-resistant Key Encapsulation
   Mechanism (KEM) standardized by the US National Institute of
   Standards and Technology (NIST) Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
   Project [NIST-PQC].  Prior to standardization, versions of the
   mechanism were known as Kyber.  ML-KEM and Kyber are not compatible.
   This document specifies the use of ML-KEM in Public Key
   Infrastructure using X.509 (PKIX) certificates [RFC5280] at three
   security levels: ML-KEM-512, ML-KEM-768, and ML-KEM-1024, using
   object identifiers (OIDs) assigned by NIST.  The private key format
   is also specified.

1.1.  Applicability Statement

   ML-KEM certificates are used in protocols where the public key is
   used to generate and encapsulate a shared secret used to derive a
   symmetric key used to encrypt a payload; see [RFC9936].  To be used
   in TLS, ML-KEM certificates could only be used as end-entity identity
   certificates and would require significant updates to the protocol;
   for example, see [KEM-TLS].