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Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography

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Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Lidong Chen, Allen L. Roginsky, Miles Smid

Abstract

This Recommendation specifies key-establishment schemes based on the discrete logarithm problem over finite fields and elliptic curves, including several variations of Diffie-Hellman and Menezes-Qu- Vanstone(MQV) key establishment schemes. [Supersedes SP 800-56A Revised (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=150618]
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-56A Rev. 2
Report Number
800-56A Rev. 2

Keywords

Diffie-Hellman, elliptic curve cryptography, finite field cryptography, key agreement, key confirmation, key derivation, key establishment, key transport, MQV.

Citation

Barker, E. , Chen, L. , Roginsky, A. and Smid, M. (2013), Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-56Ar2 (Accessed October 16, 2025)

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Created June 4, 2013, Updated March 1, 2021
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