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<reference anchor="I-D.ounsworth-cfrg-kem-combiners" target="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ounsworth-cfrg-kem-combiners-00">
   <front>
      <title>Combiner function for hybrid key encapsulation mechanisms (Hybrid KEMs)</title>
      <author initials="M." surname="Ounsworth" fullname="Mike Ounsworth">
         <organization>Entrust Limited</organization>
      </author>
      <date month="November" day="25" year="2022" />
      <abstract>
	 <t>   The migration to post-quantum cryptography often calls for performing
   multiple key encapsulations in parallel and then combining their
   outputs to derive a single shared secret.

   This document defines the KEM combiner KDF( H(ss1) || H(ss2) ) which
   is considered to be a dual PRF in practice, even though not provably
   secure.  This mechanism simplifies to KDF( ss1 || ss2 ) when used
   with a KEM which internally uses a KDF to produce its shared secret.
   RSA-KEM, ECDH, Edwards curve DH, and CRYSTALS-Kyber are shown to meet
   this criteria and therefore be safe to use with the simplified KEM
   combiner.

	 </t>
      </abstract>
   </front>
   <seriesInfo name="Internet-Draft" value="draft-ounsworth-cfrg-kem-combiners-00" />
   
</reference>
