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RFC 7539
Title: ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for IETF
Protocols
Author: Y. Nir, A. Langley
Status: Informational
Stream: IRTF
Date: May 2015
Mailbox: [email protected],
[email protected]
Pages: 45
Characters: 88173
Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None
I-D Tag: draft-irtf-cfrg-chacha20-poly1305-10.txt
URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7539
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7539
This document defines the ChaCha20 stream cipher as well as the use
of the Poly1305 authenticator, both as stand-alone algorithms and as
a "combined mode", or Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data
(AEAD) algorithm.
This document does not introduce any new crypto, but is meant to
serve as a stable reference and an implementation guide. It is a
product of the Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG).
This document is a product of the Crypto Forum Research Group of the IRTF.
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