[Voptalk] MIKEY-RSA-R: An Additional Mode of Key Distribution

[Peter Thermos]

For those who may have missed this. There is an update to the MIKEY RFC 3830

>From the RFC (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4738.txt):

   The Multimedia Internet Keying (MIKEY) specification describes
   several modes of key distribution solution that address multimedia
   scenarios (e.g., SIP calls and Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
   sessions) using pre-shared keys, public keys, and optionally a
   Diffie-Hellman key exchange.  In the public-key mode, the Initiator
   encrypts a random key with the Responder's public key and sends it to
   the Responder.  In many communication scenarios, the Initiator may
   not know the Responder's public key, or in some cases the Responder's
   ID (e.g., call forwarding) in advance.  We propose a new MIKEY mode
   that works well in such scenarios.  This mode also enhances the group
   key management support in MIKEY; it supports member-initiated group
   key download (in contrast to group manager pushing the group keys to
   all members).  This document updates RFC 3830 with the RSA-R mode.

Have Happy Holidays

PT