{
  "draft": "draft-irtf-cfrg-chacha20-poly1305-10",
  "doc_id": "RFC7539",
  "title": "ChaCha20 and Poly1305 for IETF Protocols",
  "authors": [
    "Y. Nir",
    "A. Langley"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "45",
  "pub_status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "status": "INFORMATIONAL",
  "source": "Crypto Forum",
  "abstract": "This document defines the ChaCha20 stream cipher as well as the use of the Poly1305 authenticator, both as stand-alone algorithms and as a \"combined mode\", or Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data (AEAD) algorithm.\n\n This document does not introduce any new crypto, but is meant to serve as a stable reference and an implementation guide. It is a product of the Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG).",
  "pub_date": "May 2015",
  "keywords": [
    "AEAD"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [
    "RFC8439"
  ],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC7539",
  "errata_url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/rfc7539"
}