                                                              SIG (0) Algorithm Numbers

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           2003-11-03

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     * SIG (0) Algorithm Numbers

SIG (0) Algorithm Numbers

   Reference
           [RFC3755]

   Note

 DNS KEY and SIG RRs [RFC2535] use an 8-bit number used to identify
 the security algorithm being used listed below.

   Registration Procedures
           IETF Standards Action

   Number            Description                                                  References                                            Note
     0    Reserved
     1    RSA/MD5                            [RFC2537][RFC1321]                                                                   deprecated, see 5
     2    Diffie-Hellman                     [RFC2539]
                                             [RFC2536][Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS PUB) 186,
     3    DSA/SHA1                           Digital Signature Standard, 18 May 1994.][Federal Information Processing Standards
                                             Publication (FIPS PUB) 180-1, Secure Hash Standard, 17 April 1995. (Supersedes FIPS
                                             PUB 180 dated 11 May 1993.)]
     4    Reserved for Elliptic Curve Crypto
     5    RSA/SHA-1                          [RFC3110]
   6-251  Unassigned
    252   Reserved for indirect keys         [RFC2535]
    253   Private algorithms - domain name   [RFC2535]
    254   Private algorithms - OID           [RFC2535]
    255   Reserved
