Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                         J. Merkle
Request for Comments: 7027                     secunet Security Networks
Updates: 4492                                                 M. Lochter
Category: Informational                                              BSI
ISSN: 2070-1721                                             October 2013


           Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Brainpool Curves
                   for Transport Layer Security (TLS)

Abstract

   This document specifies the use of several Elliptic Curve
   Cryptography (ECC) Brainpool curves for authentication and key
   exchange in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.

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RFC 7027              ECC Brainpool Curves for TLS          October 2013


Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   2.  Brainpool NamedCurve Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
   3.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   4.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
   5.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     5.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .