P-384

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P-384 is a NIST-recommended 384-bit elliptic curve widely used for strong cryptographic security in digital signatures and key exchange.

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Surface form Occurrences
NIST P-384 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NIST-recommended curve
elliptic curve
prime-field elliptic curve
alsoKnownAs P-384r1
secp384r1 NERFINISHED
baseField GF(p)
belongsToSuite NIST P-curve family NERFINISHED
category NIST prime curve NERFINISHED
cofactor 1
curveEquationForm short Weierstrass form
curveFamily secp family NERFINISHED
curveType random prime curve
definedIn FIPS 186-4 NERFINISHED
FIPS 186-5 NERFINISHED
designGoal long-term security
fieldSize 384 bits
fieldType prime field
introducedFor high-strength cryptographic applications
keySizeRange 384-bit private keys
oid 1.3.132.0.34
primeModulusBitLength 384
publicKeySize approximately 768 bits uncompressed
recommendedBy NIST NERFINISHED
recommendedKeyUsagePeriod long-term keys
relativeStrength stronger than P-256
weaker than P-521
securityLevel 192-bit security
specifiedBy SEC 2
standardizationStatus approved
standardizedBy NIST NERFINISHED
standardName NIST P-384 NERFINISHED
status widely deployed
supports forward secrecy in key exchange protocols
supportsAlgorithm ECDH
ECDSA NERFINISHED
trustLevel high-assurance systems
typicalUseContext TLS NERFINISHED
VPN protocols
X.509 certificates NERFINISHED
code signing
usedFor Elliptic Curve Diffie–Hellman NERFINISHED
Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm NERFINISHED
digital signatures
key agreement
key exchange
usedIn commercial security products
government cryptographic systems

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this entity surface form: NIST P-384