rfc-7539

ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for IETF Protocols

Y. Nir, A. Langley
date2015-05 streamIRTF statusINFORMATIONAL pages45 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7539 doi10.17487/RFC7539 errataview
This document defines the ChaCha20 stream cipher as well as the use of the Poly1305 authenticator, both as stand-alone algorithms and as a "combined mode", or Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) algorithm. This document does not introduce any new crypto, but is meant to serve as a stable reference and an implementation guide. It is a product of the Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG).

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