Use of Password-Based Message Authentication Code 1 (PBMAC1) in PKCS #12 Syntax

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 16
Abstract: This document specifies additions and amendments to RFCs 7292 and 8018. It also obsoletes the RFC 9579. It defines a way to use the Password-Based Message Authentication Code 1 (PBMAC1), defined in RFC 8018, inside the PKCS #12 syntax. The purpose of this specification is to permit the use of more modern Password-Based Key Derivation Functions (PBKDFs) and allow for regulatory compliance.
Publication Date: 2025-09-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9879
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9879
Author(s): Alicja Kario
Keyword(s): PBMAC1, PKCS #12, PBKDF2

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NIST FIPS 180-4 [Active]
IETF RFC 2104 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3629 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6194 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7292 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8018 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
T-REC-X.680.2021 — ASN.1 EXTERNAL
T-REC-X.681.2021 — x681 EXTERNAL
T-REC-X.682.2021 — x682 EXTERNAL
T-REC-X.683.2021 — x683 EXTERNAL
T-REC-X.690.2021 — X690 EXTERNAL

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NIST.FIPS.202 — FIPS202 EXTERNAL
RFC7914 — RFC7914 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 9579 [Superseded*]

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