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KEM-based Authentication for EDHOC
draft-pocero-lake-authkem-edhoc-00

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (candidate for lake WG)
Expired & archived
Authors Lidia Pocero Fraile , Christos Koulamas , Apostolos Fournaris , Evangelos Haleplidis
Last updated 2026-06-11 (Latest revision 2026-05-22)
Replaces draft-pocero-authkem-edhoc
Replaced by draft-ietf-lake-authkem-edhoc
RFC stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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Abstract

This document specifies extensions to the Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman Over COSE (EDHOC) protocol to provide resistance against quantum computer adversaries by incorporating Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Key Encapsulation Mechanisms (KEMs) for both key exchange and authentication. It defines a new signature-free KEM-based authentication method in which both parties authenticate using KEMs, enabling quantum-resistant authentication without relying on digital signatures when PQC KEMs, such as the NIST-standardized ML-KEM, are used.

Authors

Lidia Pocero Fraile
Christos Koulamas
Apostolos Fournaris
Evangelos Haleplidis

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