Technical Summary
This document provides the ASN.1 variant of the Portable Symmetric
Key Container (PSKC), which is defined using XML in
draft-ietf-keyprov-pskc-05. The symmetric key container defines
a transport independent mechanism for one or more symmetric keys
as well as any associated attributes. The container by itself is
insecure; it can be secured using either the Dynamic Symmetric Key
Provisioning Protocol (DSKPP) [draft-ietf-keyprov-dskpp] or a CMS
protecting content types [RFC5652]. In addition to the key
container, this document also defines ASN.1 version of the XML
elements and attributes defined in PSKC.
Working Group Summary
The WG agreed that this container would be the optional container,
but there was a contingent (both in the WG and in the IEEE) that
wanted the ASN.1 container. The format for the container has
been stable since version -02. The ASN.1 converted XML elements
and attributes were added in the last version to ensure alignment
with PSKC.
Document Quality
The document is a product of the KEYPROV working group.
The text of this document is derived from the XML elements and
attributes defined in draft-ietf-keyprov-pskc. As such,
this document represents the ASN.1 based version of the XML-based
counterpart.
Personnel
Hannes Tschofenig is the document shepherd for this document.
Tim Polk is the Responsible Area Director.