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RFC 8439
Title: ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for IETF Protocols
Author: Y. Nir,
A. Langley
Status: Informational
Stream: IRTF
Date: June 2018
Mailbox: ynir.ietf@gmail.com,
agl@google.com
Pages: 46
Characters: 88847
Obsoletes: RFC 7539
I-D Tag: draft-nir-cfrg-rfc7539bis-04.txt
URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8439
DOI: 10.17487/RFC8439
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.
RFC 7539, the predecessor of this document, was meant to serve as a
stable reference and an implementation guide. It was a product of
the Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG). This document merges the
errata filed against RFC 7539 and adds a little text to the Security
Considerations section.
This document is a product of the Crypto Forum Research Group of the IRTF.
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