RFC 5869
HMAC-based Extract-and-Expand Key Derivation Function (HKDF), May 2010
- File formats:
- Status:
- INFORMATIONAL
- Authors:
- H. Krawczyk
P. Eronen - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- NON WORKING GROUP
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5869
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Abstract
This document specifies a simple Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC)-based key derivation function (HKDF), which can be used as a building block in various protocols and applications. The key derivation function (KDF) is intended to support a wide range of applications and requirements, and is conservative in its use of cryptographic hash functions. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.