Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) R. Housley

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) R. Housley
Request for Comments: 6318 Vigil Security
Obsoletes: 5008 J. Solinas
Category: Informational National Security Agency
ISSN: 2070-1721 June 2011

Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)

Abstract

This document specifies the conventions for using the United States
National Security Agency's Suite B algorithms in Secure/Multipurpose
Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) as specified in RFC 5751. This
document obsoletes RFC 5008.

Status of This Memo

This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ....................................................3
1.1. Terminology ................................................4
1.2. ASN.1 ......................................................4
1.3. Suite B Security Levels ....................................4
2. SHA-256 and SHA-384 Message Digest Algorithms ...................5
3. ECDSA Signature Algorithm .......................................6
4. Key Management ..................................................7
4.1. ECDH Key Agreement Algorithm ...............................7
4.2. AES Key Wrap ...............................................8
4.3. Key Derivation Functions ...................................9
5. AES CBC Content Encryption .....................................11
6. Security Considerations ........................................12
7. References .....................................................13
7.1. Normative References ......................................13
7.2. Informative References ....................................14

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1. Introduction

The Fact Sheet on National Security Agency (NSA) Suite B Cryptography
[NSA] states:

A Cryptographic Interoperability Strategy (CIS) was developed to
find ways to increase assured rapid sharing of information both
within the U.S. and between the U.S. and her partners through the
use of a common suite of public standards, protocols, algorithms
and modes referred to as the "Secure Sharing Suite" or S.3. The
implementation of CIS will facilitate the development of a broader
range of secure cryptographic products which will be available to
a wide customer base. The use of selected public cryptographic
standards and protocols and Suite B is the core of CIS.

In 2005, NSA announced Suite B Cryptography which built upon the
National Policy on the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) to Protect National Security Systems and National Security
Information. In addition to the AES algorithm, Suite B includes
cryptographic algorithms for key exchanges, digital signatures and
hashing. Suite B cryptography has been selected from cryptography
that has been approved by NIST for use by the U.S. Government and
specified in NIST standards or recommendations.

This document specifies the conventions for using the United States
National Security Agency's Suite B algorithms [NSA] in
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) [MSG]. S/MIME
makes use of the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) [CMS]. In
particular, the signed-data and the enveloped-data content types are
used. This document only addresses Suite B compliance for S/MIME.
Other applications of CMS are outside the scope of this document.

Since many of the Suite B algorithms enjoy uses in other environments
as well, the majority of the conventions needed for the Suite B
algorithms are already specified in other documents. This document
references the source of these conventions, with some relevant
details repeated to aid developers that choose to support Suite B.

This specification obsoletes RFC 5008 [SUITEBSMIME]. The primary
reason for the publication of this document is to allow greater
flexibility in the use of the Suite B Security Levels as discussed in
Section 1.3. It also removes some duplication between this document
and referenced RFCs.

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1.1. Terminology

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [STDWORDS].

1.2. ASN.1

CMS values are generated using ASN.1 [X.208-88], the Basic Encoding
Rules (BER) [X.209-88], and the Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER)
[X.509-88].

1.3. Suite B Security Levels

Suite B offers two suites of algorithms for key agreement, key
derivation, key wrap and content encryption, and two possible
combinations of hash and signing algorithm. Suite B algorithms are
defined to support two minimum levels of cryptographic security: 128
and 192 bits.

For S/MIME signed messages, Suite B follows the direction set by
RFC 5753 [CMSECC] and RFC 5754 [SHA2]. Suite B uses these
combinations of message digest (hash) and signature functions (Sig
Sets):

Sig Set 1 Sig Set 2
---------------- ----------------
Message Digest: SHA-256 SHA-384
Signature: ECDSA with P-256 ECDSA with P-384

For S/MIME encrypted messages, Suite B follows the direction set by
RFC 5753 [CMSECC] and follows the conventions set by RFC 3565
[CMSAES].

Suite B uses these key establishment (KE) algorithms (KE Sets):

KE Set 1 KE Set 2
---------------- ----------------
Key Agreement: ECDH with P-256 ECDH with P-384
Key Derivation: SHA-256 SHA-384
Key Wrap: AES-128 Key Wrap AES-256 Key Wrap
Content Encryption: AES-128 CBC AES-256 CBC

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The two elliptic curves used in Suite B are specified in [DSS], and
each appear in the literature under two different names. For the
sake of clarity, we list both names below:

Curve NIST Name SECG Name OID [DSS]
---------------------------------------------------------
nistp256 P-256 secp256r1 1.2.840.10045.3.1.7
nistp384 P-384 secp384r1 1.3.132.0.34

If configured at a minimum level of security of 128 bits, a Suite B
compliant S/MIME system performing encryption MUST use either KE
Set 1 or KE Set 2, with KE Set 1 being the preferred suite. A
digital signature, if applied, MUST use either Sig Set 1 or Sig Set
2, independent of the encryption choice.

A recipient in an S/MIME system configured at a minimum level of
security of 128 bits MUST be able to verify digital signatures from
Sig Set 1 and SHOULD be able to verify digital signatures from Sig
Set 2.

Note that for S/MIME systems configured at a minimum level of
security of 128 bits, the algorithm set used for a signed-data
content type is independent of the algorithm set used for an
enveloped-data content type.

If configured at a minimum level of security of 192 bits, a Suite B
compliant S/MIME system performing encryption MUST use KE Set 2. A
digital signature, if applied, MUST use Sig Set 2.

A recipient in an S/MIME system configured at a minimum level of
security of 192 bits MUST be able to verify digital signatures from
Sig Set 2.

2. SHA-256 and SHA-384 Message Digest Algorithms

SHA-256 and SHA-384 are the Suite B message digest algorithms.
RFC 5754 [SHA2] specifies the conventions for using SHA-256 and
SHA-384 with the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). Suite B
compliant S/MIME implementations MUST follow the conventions in
RFC 5754. Relevant details are repeated below.

Within the CMS signed-data content type, message digest algorithm
identifiers are located in the SignedData digestAlgorithms field and
the SignerInfo digestAlgorithm field.

The SHA-256 and SHA-384 message digest algorithms are defined in FIPS
Pub 180-3 [SHA2FIPS]. The algorithm identifiers for SHA-256 and
SHA-384 are defined in [SHA2] and are repeated here:

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id-sha256 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2)
country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3)
nistalgorithm(4) hashalgs(2) 1 }

id-sha384 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2)
country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3)
nistalgorithm(4) hashalgs(2) 2 }

For both SHA-256 and SHA-384, the AlgorithmIdentifier parameters
field is OPTIONAL, and if present, the parameters field MUST contain
a NULL. Implementations MUST accept SHA-256 and SHA-384
AlgorithmIdentifiers with absent parameters. Implementations MUST
accept SHA-256 and SHA-384 AlgorithmIdentifiers with NULL parameters.
As specified in RFC 5754 [SHA2], implementations MUST generate
SHA-256 and SHA-384 AlgorithmIdentifiers with absent parameters.

3. ECDSA Signature Algorithm

In Suite B, public key certificates used to verify S/MIME signatures
MUST be compliant with the Suite B Certificate Profile specified in
RFC 5759 [SUITEBCERT].

The Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) is the Suite B
digital signature algorithm. RFC 5753 [CMSECC] specifies the
conventions for using ECDSA with the Cryptographic Message Syntax
(CMS). Suite B compliant S/MIME implementations MUST follow the
conventions in RFC 5753. Relevant details are repeated below.

Within the CMS signed-data content type, signature algorithm
identifiers are located in the SignerInfo signatureAlgorithm field of
SignedData. In addition, signature algorithm identifiers are located
in the SignerInfo signatureAlgorithm field of countersignature
attributes.

RFC 5480 [PKI-ALG] defines the signature algorithm identifiers used
in CMS for ECDSA with SHA-256 and ECDSA with SHA-384. The
identifiers are repeated here:

ecdsa-with-SHA256 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)
us(840) ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) ecdsa-with-sha2(3) 2 }

ecdsa-with-SHA384 OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { iso(1) member-body(2)
us(840) ansi-X9-62(10045) signatures(4) ecdsa-with-sha2(3) 3 }

When either the ecdsa-with-SHA256 or the ecdsa-with-SHA384 algorithm
identifier is used, the AlgorithmIdentifier parameters field MUST be
absent.

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When signing, the ECDSA algorithm generates two values, commonly
called r and s. To transfer these two values as one signature, they
MUST be encoded using the ECDSA-Sig-Value type specified in RFC 5480
[PKI-ALG]:

ECDSA-Sig-Value ::= SEQUENCE {
r INTEGER,
s INTEGER }

4. Key Management

CMS accommodates the following general key management techniques: key
agreement, key transport, previously distributed symmetric key-
encryption keys, and passwords. In Suite B for S/MIME, ephemeral-
static key agreement MUST be used as described in Section 4.1.

When a key agreement algorithm is used, a key-encryption algorithm is
also needed. In Suite B for S/MIME, the Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) Key Wrap, as specified in RFC 3394 [SH] and [AESWRAP], MUST be
used as the key-encryption algorithm. AES Key Wrap is discussed
further in Section 4.2. The key-encryption key used with the AES Key
Wrap algorithm is obtained from a key derivation function (KDF). In
Suite B for S/MIME, there are two KDFs -- one based on SHA-256 and
one based on SHA-384. These KDFs are discussed further in
Section 4.3.

4.1. ECDH Key Agreement Algorithm

Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) is the Suite B key agreement
algorithm.

S/MIME is used in store-and-forward communications, which means that
ephemeral-static ECDH is always employed. This means that the
message originator possesses an ephemeral ECDH key pair and that the
message recipient possesses a static ECDH key pair whose public key
is represented by an X.509 certificate. In Suite B, the certificate
used to obtain the recipient's public key MUST be compliant with the
Suite B Certificate Profile specified in RFC 5759 [SUITEBCERT].

Section 3.1 of RFC 5753 [CMSECC] specifies the conventions for using
ECDH with the CMS. Suite B compliant S/MIME implementations MUST
follow these conventions. Relevant details are repeated below.

Within the CMS enveloped-data content type, key agreement algorithm
identifiers are located in the EnvelopedData RecipientInfos
KeyAgreeRecipientInfo keyEncryptionAlgorithm field.

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keyEncryptionAlgorithm MUST be one of the two algorithm identifiers
listed below, and the algorithm identifier parameter field MUST be
present and identify the key wrap algorithm. The key wrap algorithm
denotes the symmetric encryption algorithm used to encrypt the
content-encryption key with the pairwise key-encryption key generated
using the ephemeral-static ECDH key agreement algorithm (see
Section 4.3).

When implementing KE Set 1, the keyEncryptionAlgorithm MUST be
dhSinglePass-stdDH-sha256kdf-scheme, and the keyEncryptionAlgorithm
parameter MUST be a KeyWrapAlgorithm containing id-aes128-wrap (see
Section 4.2). When implementing KE Set 2, the keyEncryptionAlgorithm
MUST be dhSinglePass-stdDH-sha384kdf-scheme, and the
keyEncryptionAlgorithm parameter MUST be a KeyWrapAlgorithm
containing id-aes256-wrap.

The algorithm identifiers for dhSinglePass-stdDH-sha256kdf-scheme and
dhSinglePass-stdDH-sha384kdf-scheme, repeated from Section 7.1.4 of
[CMSECC], are:

dhSinglePass-stdDH-sha256kdf-scheme OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
{ iso(1) identified-organization(3) certicom(132)
schemes(1) 11 1 }

dhSinglePass-stdDH-sha384kdf-scheme OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::=
{ iso(1) identified-organization(3) certicom(132)
schemes(1) 11 2 }

Both of these algorithm identifiers use KeyWrapAlgorithm as the type
for their parameter:

KeyWrapAlgorithm ::= AlgorithmIdentifier

4.2. AES Key Wrap

The AES Key Wrap key-encryption algorithm, as specified in RFC 3394
[SH] and [AESWRAP], is used to encrypt the content-encryption key
with a pairwise key-encryption key that is generated using ephemeral-
static ECDH. Section 8 of RFC 5753 [CMSECC] specifies the
conventions for using AES Key Wrap with the pairwise key generated
with ephemeral-static ECDH with the CMS. Suite B compliant S/MIME
implementations MUST follow these conventions. Relevant details are
repeated below.

When implementing KE Set 1, the KeyWrapAlgorithm MUST be
id-aes128-wrap. When implementing KE Set 2, the KeyWrapAlgorithm
MUST be id-aes256-wrap.

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Within the CMS enveloped-data content type, key wrap algorithm
identifiers are located in the KeyWrapAlgorithm parameters within the
EnvelopedData RecipientInfos KeyAgreeRecipientInfo
keyEncryptionAlgorithm field.

The algorithm identifiers for AES Key Wrap are specified in RFC 3394
[SH], and the ones needed for Suite B compliant S/MIME
implementations are repeated here:

id-aes128-wrap OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2)
country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3)
nistAlgorithm(4) aes(1) 5 }

id-aes256-wrap OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2)
country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3)
nistAlgorithm(4) aes(1) 45 }

4.3. Key Derivation Functions

KDFs based on SHA-256 and SHA-384 are used to derive a pairwise key-
encryption key from the shared secret produced by ephemeral-static
ECDH. Sections 7.1.8 and 7.2 of RFC 5753 [CMSECC] specify the
conventions for using the KDF with the shared secret generated with
ephemeral-static ECDH with the CMS. Suite B compliant S/MIME
implementations MUST follow these conventions. Relevant details are
repeated below.

When implementing KE Set 1, the KDF based on SHA-256 MUST be used.
When implementing KE Set 2, the KDF based on SHA-384 MUST be used.

As specified in Section 7.2 of RFC 5753 [CMSECC], using ECDH with the
CMS enveloped-data content type, the derivation of key-encryption
keys makes use of the ECC-CMS-SharedInfo type, which is repeated
here:

ECC-CMS-SharedInfo ::= SEQUENCE {
keyInfo AlgorithmIdentifier,
entityUInfo [0] EXPLICIT OCTET STRING OPTIONAL,
suppPubInfo [2] EXPLICIT OCTET STRING }

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In Suite B for S/MIME, the fields of ECC-CMS-SharedInfo are used as
follows:

keyInfo contains the object identifier of the key-encryption
algorithm used to wrap the content-encryption key. In Suite B
for S/MIME, if the AES-128 Key Wrap is used, then the keyInfo
will contain id-aes128-wrap, and the parameters will be absent.
In Suite B for S/MIME, if AES-256 Key Wrap is used, then the
keyInfo will contain id-aes256-wrap, and the parameters will be
absent.

entityUInfo optionally contains a random value provided by the
message originator. If the user keying material (ukm) is
present, then the entityUInfo MUST be present, and it MUST
contain the ukm value. If the ukm is not present, then the
entityUInfo MUST be absent.

suppPubInfo contains the length of the generated key-encryption
key, in bits, represented as a 32-bit unsigned number, as
described in RFC 2631 [CMSDH]. When a 128-bit AES key is used,
the length MUST be 0x00000080. When a 256-bit AES key is used,
the length MUST be 0x00000100.

ECC-CMS-SharedInfo is DER encoded and used as input to the key
derivation function, as specified in Section 3.6.1 of [SEC1]. Note
that ECC-CMS-SharedInfo differs from the OtherInfo specified in
[CMSDH]. Here, a counter value is not included in the keyInfo field
because the KDF specified in [SEC1] ensures that sufficient keying
data is provided.

The KDF specified in [SEC1] provides an algorithm for generating an
essentially arbitrary amount of keying material (KM) from the shared
secret produced by ephemeral-static ECDH, which is called Z for the
remainder of this discussion. The KDF can be summarized as:

KM = Hash ( Z || Counter || ECC-CMS-SharedInfo )

To generate a key-encryption key (KEK), one or more KM blocks are
generated, incrementing Counter appropriately, until enough material
has been generated. The KM blocks are concatenated left to right:

KEK = KM ( counter=1 ) || KM ( counter=2 ) ...

The elements of the KDF are used as follows:

Hash is the one-way hash function. If KE Set 1 is used, the
SHA-256 hash MUST be used. If KE Set 2 is used, the SHA-384
hash MUST be used.

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Z is the shared secret value generated by ephemeral-static ECDH.
Leading zero bits MUST be preserved. In Suite B for S/MIME, if
KE Set 1 is used, Z MUST be exactly 256 bits. In Suite B for
S/MIME, if KE Set 2 is used, Z MUST be exactly 384 bits.

Counter is a 32-bit unsigned number, represented in network byte
order. Its initial value MUST be 0x00000001 for any key
derivation operation. In Suite B for S/MIME, with both KE
Set 1 and KE Set 2, exactly one iteration is needed; the
Counter is not incremented.

ECC-CMS-SharedInfo is composed as described above. It MUST be DER
encoded.

To generate a key-encryption key, one KM block is generated, with a
Counter value of 0x00000001:

KEK = KM ( 1 ) = Hash ( Z || Counter=1 || ECC-CMS-SharedInfo )

In Suite B for S/MIME, when KE Set 1 is used, the key-encryption key
MUST be the most significant 128 bits of the SHA-256 output value.
In Suite B for S/MIME, when KE Set 2 is used, the key-encryption key
MUST be the most significant 256 bits of the SHA-384 output value.

Note that the only source of secret entropy in this computation is Z.
The effective key space of the key-encryption key is limited by the
size of Z, in addition to any security level considerations imposed
by the elliptic curve that is used. However, if entityUInfo is
different for each message, a different key-encryption key will be
generated for each message.

5. AES CBC Content Encryption

AES [AES] in Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode [MODES] is the Suite B
for S/MIME content-encryption algorithm. RFC 3565 [CMSAES] specifies
the conventions for using AES with the CMS. Suite B compliant S/MIME
implementations MUST follow these conventions. Relevant details are
repeated below.

In Suite B for S/MIME, if KE Set 1 is used, AES-128 in CBC mode MUST
be used for content encryption. In Suite B for S/MIME, if KE Set 2
is used, AES-256 in CBC mode MUST be used.

Within the CMS enveloped-data content type, content-encryption
algorithm identifiers are located in the EnvelopedData
EncryptedContentInfo contentEncryptionAlgorithm field. The content-
encryption algorithm is used to encipher the content located in the
EnvelopedData EncryptedContentInfo encryptedContent field.

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The AES CBC content-encryption algorithm is described in [AES] and
[MODES]. The algorithm identifier for AES-128 in CBC mode is:

id-aes128-CBC OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2)
country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3)
nistAlgorithm(4) aes(1) 2 }

The algorithm identifier for AES-256 in CBC mode is:

id-aes256-CBC OBJECT IDENTIFIER ::= { joint-iso-itu-t(2)
country(16) us(840) organization(1) gov(101) csor(3)
nistAlgorithm(4) aes(1) 42 }

The AlgorithmIdentifier parameters field MUST be present, and the
parameters field must contain AES-IV:

AES-IV ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE(16))

The 16-octet initialization vector is generated at random by the
originator. See [RANDOM] for guidance on generation of random
values.

6. Security Considerations

This document specifies the conventions for using the NSA's Suite B
algorithms in S/MIME. All of the algorithms and algorithm
identifiers have been specified in previous documents.

Two minimum levels of security may be achieved using this
specification. Users must consider their risk environment to
determine which level is appropriate for their own use.

See [RANDOM] for guidance on generation of random values.

The security considerations in RFC 5652 [CMS] discuss the CMS as a
method for digitally signing data and encrypting data.

The security considerations in RFC 3370 [CMSALG] discuss
cryptographic algorithm implementation concerns in the context of the
CMS.

The security considerations in RFC 5753 [CMSECC] discuss the use of
elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) in the CMS.

The security considerations in RFC 3565 [CMSAES] discuss the use of
AES in the CMS.

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7. References

7.1. Normative References

[AES] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES)", FIPS PUB 197, November 2001.

[AESWRAP] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "AES Key
Wrap Specification", November 2001.

[DSS] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Digital
Signature Standard (DSS)", FIPS PUB 186-3, June 2009.

[CMS] Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)",
STD 70, RFC 5652, September 2009.

[CMSAES] Schaad, J., "Use of the Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) Encryption Algorithm in Cryptographic Message
Syntax (CMS)", RFC 3565, July 2003.

[CMSALG] Housley, R., "Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Algorithms", RFC 3370, August 2002.

[CMSDH] Rescorla, E., "Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method",
RFC 2631, June 1999.

[CMSECC] Turner, S. and D. Brown, "Use of Elliptic Curve
Cryptography (ECC) Algorithms in Cryptographic Message
Syntax (CMS)", RFC 5753, January 2010.

[MODES] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "DES
Modes of Operation", FIPS Pub 81, December 1980.

[MSG] Ramsdell, B. and S. Turner, "Secure/Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.2 Message
Specification", RFC 5751, January 2010.

[PKI-ALG] Turner, S., Brown, D., Yiu, K., Housley, R., and T. Polk,
"Elliptic Curve Cryptography Subject Public Key
Information", RFC 5480, March 2009.

[SEC1] Standards for Efficient Cryptography Group, "SEC 1:
Elliptic Curve Cryptography", September 2000.
<http://www.secg.org/collateral/sec1_final.pdf>.

[SH] Schaad, J. and R. Housley, "Advanced Encryption Standard
(AES) Key Wrap Algorithm", RFC 3394, September 2002.

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[SHA2] Turner, S., "Using SHA2 Algorithms with Cryptographic
Message Syntax", RFC 5754, January 2010.

[SHA2FIPS] National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Secure
Hash Standard (SHS)", FIPS 180-3, October 2008.

[STDWORDS] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

[SUITEBCERT]
Solinas, J. and L. Zieglar, "Suite B Certificate and
Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Profile", RFC 5759,
January 2010.

[SUITEBSMIME]
Housley, R. and J. Solinas, "Suite B in
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)",
RFC 5008, September 2007.

[X.208-88] CCITT. Recommendation X.208: Specification of Abstract
Syntax Notation One (ASN.1). 1988.

[X.209-88] CCITT. Recommendation X.209: Specification of Basic
Encoding Rules for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1).
1988.

[X.509-88] CCITT. Recommendation X.509: The Directory -
Authentication Framework. 1988.

7.2. Informative References

[RANDOM] Eastlake 3rd, D., Schiller, J., and S. Crocker,
"Randomness Requirements for Security", BCP 106,
RFC 4086, June 2005.

[NSA] U.S. National Security Agency, "Fact Sheet NSA Suite B
Cryptography", January 2009.
<http://www.nsa.gov/ia/programs/suiteb_cryptography>.

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Authors' Addresses

Russell Housley
Vigil Security, LLC
918 Spring Knoll Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
USA

EMail: [email protected]

Jerome A. Solinas
National Information Assurance Laboratory
National Security Agency
9800 Savage Road
Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755
USA

EMail: [email protected]

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