August 13, 2024
      
                  
        
  Author(s)
  National Institute of Standards and Technology  (NIST),   Gorjan  Alagic,   Quynh  Dang,   Dustin  Moody,   Angela  Robinson,   Hamilton  Silberg,   Daniel  Smith-Tone
 
       
            
    
    
        A key-encapsulation mechanism (KEM) is a set of algorithms that, under certain conditions, can be used by two parties to establish a shared secret key over a public channel. A shared secret key that is securely established using a KEM can then be used with