P-521
E831967
P-521 is a NIST-recommended 521-bit elliptic curve over a prime field widely used for high-security digital signatures in ECDSA.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NIST P-521 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ECDSA curve
ⓘ
NIST-recommended elliptic curve ⓘ elliptic curve ⓘ prime-field elliptic curve ⓘ |
| approximateSecurity | 256-bit classical security ⓘ |
| basePointOrder | large prime order ⓘ |
| belongsTo | NIST prime curves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bitLength | 521 bits ⓘ |
| category | high-security elliptic curve ⓘ |
| cofactor | 1 ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Weierstrass form NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curveEquationForm | y^2 = x^3 - 3x + b ⓘ |
| curveFamily | NIST P-curves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curveName | secp521r1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedInStandard |
FIPS 186-4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIPS 186-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-term security ⓘ |
| fieldPrimeSize | 521 bits ⓘ |
| fieldType | prime field ⓘ |
| hasBasePoint | yes ⓘ |
| introducedBy | NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keySizeType | asymmetric key ⓘ |
| largerThan |
P-256
ⓘ
P-384 ⓘ |
| OID | 1.3.132.0.35 ⓘ |
| primeModulusForm | 2^521 - 1 ⓘ |
| privateKeySize | 521 bits ⓘ |
| publicKeySize | larger than P-256 and P-384 ⓘ |
| recommendedBy | NIST Suite B (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | digital signatures ⓘ |
| relativeTo |
P-256
ⓘ
P-384 ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suitableFor |
government-grade applications
ⓘ
high-value data protection ⓘ |
| supports |
authentication
ⓘ
data integrity ⓘ key agreement ⓘ public key cryptography ⓘ |
| usedFor |
SSH
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TLS NERFINISHED ⓘ X.509 certificates NERFINISHED ⓘ code signing ⓘ document signing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ECDH
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ECDSA NERFINISHED ⓘ ECMQV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NIST P-521