RFC 6979
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RFC 6979 is an IETF standard that defines a deterministic method for generating nonces in digital signature algorithms like ECDSA to improve security and reproducibility.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deterministic ECDSA | 1 |
| RFC 6979 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9961875 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 6979 Context triple: [Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, deterministicVariantSpecifiedIn, RFC 6979]
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RFC 7919
RFC 7919 is an Internet standard that specifies the use of predefined Diffie–Hellman groups for secure key exchange in TLS and related protocols.
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RFC 7748
RFC 7748 is an IETF standard that specifies the elliptic curves Curve25519 and Curve448 for secure key exchange in modern cryptographic protocols.
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RFC 8016
RFC 8016 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) specification that updates the TURN protocol to improve how it relays traffic for clients behind Network Address Translators (NATs).
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RFC 8017
RFC 8017 is the Internet standard that specifies the RSA Cryptography Standard (PKCS #1), defining algorithms and formats for RSA encryption and digital signatures.
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E.
RFC 6121
RFC 6121 is an IETF standard that defines the core instant messaging and presence functionality for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 6979 Target entity description: RFC 6979 is an IETF standard that defines a deterministic method for generating nonces in digital signature algorithms like ECDSA to improve security and reproducibility.
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A.
RFC 7919
RFC 7919 is an Internet standard that specifies the use of predefined Diffie–Hellman groups for secure key exchange in TLS and related protocols.
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B.
RFC 7748
RFC 7748 is an IETF standard that specifies the elliptic curves Curve25519 and Curve448 for secure key exchange in modern cryptographic protocols.
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C.
RFC 8016
RFC 8016 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) specification that updates the TURN protocol to improve how it relays traffic for clients behind Network Address Translators (NATs).
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D.
RFC 8017
RFC 8017 is the Internet standard that specifies the RSA Cryptography Standard (PKCS #1), defining algorithms and formats for RSA encryption and digital signatures.
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E.
RFC 6121
RFC 6121 is an IETF standard that defines the core instant messaging and presence functionality for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF Request for Comments
ⓘ
technical standard ⓘ |
| addresses |
nonce generation in digital signature algorithms
ⓘ
vulnerabilities due to poor randomness in nonces ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
eliminate dependence on random number generators for nonces
ⓘ
improve reproducibility of digital signatures ⓘ improve security of digital signatures ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
DSA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EC-DSA-style signature schemes ⓘ ECDSA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| area | Security ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Pornin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorName | Thomas Pornin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | FIPS 186-4 Digital Signature Standard concepts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Informational ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
existing DSA implementations
ⓘ
existing ECDSA implementations ⓘ |
| defines |
deterministic nonce generation for DSA
ⓘ
deterministic nonce generation for ECDSA ⓘ deterministic usage of DSA ⓘ deterministic usage of ECDSA ⓘ |
| documentType | RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures |
nonces are unpredictable to adversaries without the private key
ⓘ
same message and key produce same nonce ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cryptographic nonce generation
ⓘ
digital signatures ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
attacks exploiting biased or repeated nonces
ⓘ
failures of random number generators in signature implementations ⓘ |
| number | 6979 ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy | none ⓘ |
| obsoletes | none ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2013-08 ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| publishedYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
prevents private key leakage from nonce reuse
ⓘ
resistance to bad randomness in nonce generation ⓘ |
| series | Request for Comments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specifies | algorithm for computing deterministic k (nonce) from private key and message hash ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Internet Engineering Task Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Informational RFC ⓘ |
| title | Deterministic Usage of the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
TLS and other security protocols implementations
ⓘ
blockchain and cryptocurrency software ⓘ cryptographic libraries ⓘ |
| uses |
HMAC-based deterministic random bit generation
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HMAC_DRBG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: RFC 6979 Description of subject: RFC 6979 is an IETF standard that defines a deterministic method for generating nonces in digital signature algorithms like ECDSA to improve security and reproducibility.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Deterministic ECDSA