ISO/IEC 11770-3:2008
Information technology — Security techniques — Key management — Part 3: Mechanisms using asymmetric techniques
ISO/IEC 11770-3:2008 defines key management mechanisms based on asymmetric cryptographic techniques. It specifically addresses the use of asymmetric techniques to achieve the following goals.
- Establish a shared secret key for a symmetric cryptographic technique between two entities A and B by key agreement. In a secret key agreement mechanism, the secret key is the result of a data exchange between the two entities A and B. Neither of them can predetermine the value of the shared secret key.
- Establish a shared secret key for a symmetric cryptographic technique between two entities A and B by key transport. In a secret key transport mechanism, the secret key is chosen by one entity A and is transferred to another entity B, suitably protected by asymmetric techniques.
- Make an entity's public key available to other entities by key transport. In a public key transport mechanism, the public key of entity A must be transferred to other entities in an authenticated way, but not requiring secrecy.
Some of the mechanisms of ISO/IEC 11770-3:2008 are based on the corresponding authentication mechanisms in ISO/IEC 9798-3.
ISO/IEC 11770-3:2008 does not cover aspects of key management such as
- key lifecycle management,
- mechanisms to generate or validate asymmetric key pairs,
- mechanisms to store, archive, delete, destroy, etc. keys.
While ISO/IEC 11770-3:2008 does not explicitly cover the distribution of an entity's private key (of an asymmetric key pair) from a trusted third party to a requesting entity, the key transport mechanisms described can be used to achieve this. A private key can in all cases be distributed with these mechanisms where an existing, non-compromised key already exists. However, in practice the distribution of private keys is usually a manual process that relies on technological means like smart cards, etc.
ISO/IEC 11770-3:2008 does not cover the implementations of the transformations used in the key management mechanisms.
| Get this standard | Prices exclude GST | |
|---|---|---|
| PDF ( Single user document) |
$126.00 NZD
|
|
| HardCopy |
$173.00 NZD
|
|
| Networkable PDF |
Price varies
|
Keep me up-to-date
Sign up to receive updates when there are changes to this standard
Related Information
Similar Standards
-
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27001:2023
Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection – Information security management systems – Requirements
-
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27001:2023 A1
Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection - Privacy enhancing data de-identification framework
-
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27002:2022
Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security controls
-
AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27011:2025
Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection – Information security controls based on ISO/IEC 27002 for telecommunications organizations