{"draft":"draft-nir-cfrg-rfc7539bis-04","doc_id":"RFC8439","title":"ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for IETF Protocols","authors":["Y. Nir","A. Langley"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"46","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"Crypto Forum Research Group","abstract":"This document defines the ChaCha20 stream cipher as well as the use\r\nof the Poly1305 authenticator, both as stand-alone algorithms and as\r\na \"combined mode\", or Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data\r\n(AEAD) algorithm.\r\n\r\nRFC 7539, the predecessor of this document, was meant to serve as a\r\nstable reference and an implementation guide.  It was a product of\r\nthe Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG).  This document merges the\r\nerrata filed against RFC 7539 and adds a little text to the Security\r\nConsiderations section.","pub_date":"June 2018","keywords":["CHACHA","CHACHA20","POLY1305","AEAD"],"obsoletes":["RFC7539"],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC8439","errata_url":"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/errata\/rfc8439"}