|
Standard |
Explanation |
Comments |
| PKCS #1 |
RSA Cryptography Standard |
Public Key
Cryptography |
| PKCS #2 |
No longer used |
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| PKCS #3 |
Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Standard |
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| PKCS #4 |
No longer used |
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| PKCS #5 |
Password-Based Cryptography Standard |
Private Key
Cryptography |
| PKCS #6 |
Extended-Certificate
Syntax Standard |
Certificate
Attributes |
| PKCS #7 |
Cryptographic Message
Syntax Standard |
Syntax for digital
signatures |
| PKCS #8 |
Private-Key Information Syntax Standard |
Syntax for private
keys |
| PKCS #9 |
Selected Attribute
Types |
used for
#6,#7,#9,#10 |
| PKCS #10 |
Certification Request Syntax Standard |
Syntax for
certificate request |
| PKCS #11 |
Cryptographic Token Interface Standard |
API interface |
| PKCS #12 |
Personal Information Exchange Syntax Standard |
storage and
transport of private key, digital certificate and attribute information |
| PKCS #13 |
Elliptic Curve Cryptography Standard |
under development |
| PKCS #14 |
Pseudo Random
Number Generation |
under development |
| PKCS #15 |
Token Information
Format Standard |
standards for
tokens |
| Protocol |
Explanation |
OSI Layer |
| Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) |
Authentication and Encryption
Used for secure communications over the Web. |
Session |
| Transport Layer Security (TLS) |
Successor to SSL |
Session |
| Internet Security Association
and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) |
Commonly used with IPSec over
VPNs |
Transport |
| Cerificate Management Protocol
(CMP) |
Digital Certifications |
Transport |
| XML Key Management
Specification (XKMS) |
Used with XML signatures |
|
| Secure Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions (S/MIME) |
Encryption and authentication
for email |
|
| Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) |
Asymmetric encryption for
email. |
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| Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS) |
Transmission of data to and
from web server |
Application |
| Internet Protocol Security
(IPSec) |
Support for VPNs |
Network |
| Certificate Enrollment Protocol
(CEP) |
Proprietary--CISCO |
|
| Federal Information Processing
Standard (FIPS) |
Standard issue by US government
for evaluation of cryptographic modules. |
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| Common Criteria |
Standard for establishing
baselines and evaluations |
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| Wireless Transport Layer
Security (WTLS) |
Security layer for WEP
(Wireless Application Protocol) |
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| Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) |
Protects wireless networks from
eavesdropping |
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| ISO 17799 |
Best practice standard |
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