Use of the SLH-DSA Signature Algorithm in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 18
Abstract: SLH-DSA is a stateless hash-based signature algorithm. This document specifies the conventions for using the SLH-DSA signature algorithm with the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). In addition, the algorithm identifier and public key syntax are provided.
Publication Date: 2025-07-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9814
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9814
Author(s): Russ Housley
Scott Fluhrer
Panos Kampanakis
Bas Westerbaan
Keyword(s): SLH-DSA

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NIST FIPS 180-4 [Active]
NIST.FIPS.202 — SHA-3 EXTERNAL
NIST.FIPS.205 — FIPS205 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5280 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 5652 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5754 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5958 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6211 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8702 [Active*]
T-REC-X.680.2021 — ASN.1 EXTERNAL
T-REC-X.690.2021 — X690 EXTERNAL

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10.1007-978-3-319-79063-3_8 — CMP2018 EXTERNAL
10.46586-tches.v2023.i2.80-114 — Ge2023 EXTERNAL
Saarinen, M.-J., "Accelerating SLH-DSA by Two Orders of Magnitude with a Single Hash Unit", Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2024/367, 2024, <https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/367.pdf>. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 4086 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5911 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8391 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8554 [Active*]

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