Working draft
ISO/IEC WD 11770-4
Information technology — Security techniques — Key management — Part 4: Mechanisms based on weak secrets
Reference number
ISO/IEC WD 11770-4
Edition 3
© ISO 2024
Working draft
Under development
A working group has prepared a draft.
Will replace ISO/IEC 11770-4:2017

Abstract

ISO/IEC 11770-4:2017 defines key establishment mechanisms based on weak secrets, i.e. secrets that can be readily memorized by a human, and hence, secrets that will be chosen from a relatively small set of possibilities. It specifies cryptographic techniques specifically designed to establish one or more secret keys based on a weak secret derived from a memorized password, while preventing offline brute-force attacks associated with the weak secret. ISO/IEC 11770-4:2017 is not applicable to the following aspects of key management:

- life-cycle management of weak secrets, strong secrets, and established secret keys;

- mechanisms to store, archive, delete, destroy, etc. weak secrets, strong secrets, and established secret keys.

General information

  • Status
     : Under development
    Stage
    : Close of comment period [20.60]
  • Edition
     : 3
  • Technical Committee :
    ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27
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