Dynamic Symmetric Key Provisioning Protocol (DSKPP)
RFC 6063
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. Doherty
Request for Comments: 6063 RSA, The Security Division of EMC
Category: Standards Track M. Pei
ISSN: 2070-1721 VeriSign, Inc.
S. Machani
Diversinet Corp.
M. Nystrom
Microsoft Corp.
December 2010
Dynamic Symmetric Key Provisioning Protocol (DSKPP)
Abstract
The Dynamic Symmetric Key Provisioning Protocol (DSKPP) is a client-
server protocol for initialization (and configuration) of symmetric
keys to locally and remotely accessible cryptographic modules. The
protocol can be run with or without private key capabilities in the
cryptographic modules and with or without an established public key
infrastructure.
Two variations of the protocol support multiple usage scenarios.
With the four-pass variant, keys are mutually generated by the
provisioning server and cryptographic module; provisioned keys are
not transferred over-the-wire or over-the-air. The two-pass variant
enables secure and efficient download and installation of pre-
generated symmetric keys to a cryptographic module.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
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(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
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http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6063.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................6
1.1. Key Words ..................................................6
1.2. Version Support ............................................6
1.3. Namespace Identifiers ......................................7
1.3.1. Defined Identifiers .................................7
1.3.2. Identifiers Defined in Related Specifications .......7
1.3.3. Referenced Identifiers ..............................8
2. Terminology .....................................................8
2.1. Definitions ................................................8
2.2. Notation ..................................................10
2.3. Abbreviations .............................................11
3. DSKPP Overview .................................................11
3.1. Protocol Entities .........................................12
3.2. Basic DSKPP Exchange ......................................12
3.2.1. User Authentication ................................12
3.2.2. Protocol Initiated by the DSKPP Client .............14
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