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Appendix A. Equivalent Curves (Informative)

All of the NIST curves [FIPS.186-4] and several of the ANSI curves [ANSI.X9-62.2005] are equivalent to curves listed in Section 5.1.1. The following table displays the curve names chosen by different standards organizations; multiple names in one row represent aliases for the same curve.

SECGANSI X9.62NIST
sect163k1NIST K-163
sect163r1
sect163r2NIST B-163
sect193r1
sect193r2
sect233k1NIST K-233
sect233r1NIST B-233
sect239k1
sect283k1NIST K-283
sect283r1NIST B-283
sect409k1NIST K-409
sect409r1NIST B-409
sect571k1NIST K-571
sect571r1NIST B-571
secp160k1
secp160r1
secp160r2
secp192k1
secp192r1prime192v1NIST P-192
secp224k1
secp224r1NIST P-224
secp256k1
secp256r1prime256v1NIST P-256
secp384r1NIST P-384
secp521r1NIST P-521

Table 4: Equivalent Curves Defined by SECG, ANSI, and NIST