Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) G. Huston
Request for Comments: 6485 APNIC
Category: Standards Track February 2012
ISSN: 2070-1721
The Profile for Algorithms and Key Sizes for
Use in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)
Abstract
This document specifies the algorithms, algorithms' parameters,
asymmetric key formats, asymmetric key size, and signature format for
the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) subscribers that
generate digital signatures on certificates, Certificate Revocation
Lists, and signed objects as well as for the relying parties (RPs)
that verify these digital signatures.
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1. Introduction
This document specifies:
* the digital signature algorithm and parameters;
* the hash algorithm and parameters;
* the public and private key formats; and,
* the signature format
used by Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) subscribers when
they apply digital signatures to certificates, Certificate Revocation
Lists (CRLs), and signed objects (e.g., Route Origin Authorizations
(ROAs) and manifests). Relying parties (RPs) also use the algorithms
defined in this document to verify RPKI subscribers' digital
signatures [RFC6480].
This document is referenced by other RPKI profiles and
specifications, including the RPKI Certificate Policy (CP) [RFC6484],
the RPKI Certificate Profile [RFC6487], the SIDR Architecture
[RFC6480], and the Signed Object Template for the RPKI [RFC6488].
Familiarity with these documents is assumed.
1.1. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].
2. Algorithms
Two cryptographic algorithms are used in the RPKI:
* The signature algorithm used in certificates, CRLs, and signed
objects is RSA Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1
Version 1.5 (sometimes referred to as "RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5") from
Section 5 of [RFC4055].
* The hashing algorithm used in certificates, CRLs, and signed
objects is SHA-256 [SHS]. The hashing algorithm is not
identified by itself when used in certificates and CRLs, as
they are combined with the digital signature algorithm (see
below).
When used in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) SignedData,
the hash algorithm (in this case, the hash algorithm is
sometimes called a message digest algorithm) is identified by
itself. For CMS SignedData, the object identifier and
parameters for SHA-256 (as defined in [RFC5754]) MUST be used
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when populating the digestAlgorithms and digestAlgorithm
fields.
NOTE: The exception to the above hashing algorithm is the use
of SHA-1 [SHS] when Certification Authorities (CAs) generate
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