RFC 5705 - Keying Material Exporters for Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Author: E. Rescorla (RTFM, Inc.)
Date: March 2010
Status: Standards Track
ISSN: 2070-1721
Abstract
A number of protocols wish to leverage Transport Layer Security (TLS) to perform key establishment but then use some of the keying material for their own purposes. This document describes a general mechanism for allowing that.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/5705.
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Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Conventions Used In This Document
- 3. Binding to Application Contexts
- 4. Exporter Definition
- 5. Security Considerations
- 6. IANA Considerations
- 7. Acknowledgments
- 8. References
Author's Address
Eric Rescorla
RTFM, Inc.
2064 Edgewood Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94303
USA
Email: [email protected]