Public-Key Cryptography Standards
Public-Key Cryptography Standards
(cryptography, standard)PKCS includes both algorithm-specific andalgorithm-independent implementation standards. Manyalgorithms are supported, including RSA and Diffie-Hellmankey exchange, however, only the latter two are specificallydetailed. PKCS also defines an algorithm-independent syntaxfor digital signatures, digital envelopes, and extendeddigital certificates; this enables someone implementing anycryptographic algorithm whatsoever to conform to a standardsyntax, and thus achieve interoperability.
E-mail: pkcs@rsa.com.