From 133d05f638846facf90f51f59fa5f8aec2ea2556 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Hamilton Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 13:50:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Initial page post --- Frequently-Asked-Questions.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Frequently-Asked-Questions.md diff --git a/Frequently-Asked-Questions.md b/Frequently-Asked-Questions.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aa40af8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Frequently-Asked-Questions.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +### What algorithms are available for creating symmetric encryption keys? For asymmetric encryption keys (i.e., key pairs)? + +The KMIP specification supports a wide variety of symmetric and asymmetric key algorithms. Support for these algorithms, including corresponding key lengths, will vary across different KMIP-compliant devices, so check with your KMIP vendor or with your appliance documentation to determine which ones are available. + +#### Symmetric Key Algorithms +* [DES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard) +* [3DES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_DES) (*) +* [AES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard) (*) +* [BLOWFISH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowfish_%28cipher%29) (*) +* [CAMELLIA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camellia_%28cipher%29) (*) +* [CAST5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAST-128) (*) +* [IDEA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Data_Encryption_Algorithm) (*) +* [MARS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARS_%28cryptography%29) +* [RC2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC2) +* [RC4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC4) (*) +* [RC5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC5) +* [SKIPJACK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipjack_%28cipher%29) +* [TWOFISH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twofish) + +#### Asymmetric Key Algorithms +* [RSA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_%28cryptosystem%29) (*) +* [DSA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Signature_Algorithm) +* [ECDSA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic_Curve_Digital_Signature_Algorithm) +* [DH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffie%E2%80%93Hellman_key_exchange) +* [ECDH](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptic_curve_Diffie%E2%80%93Hellman) +* [ECMQV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQV) + +(*) - supported by the PyKMIP server \ No newline at end of file