SIG (0) Algorithm Numbers
2003-11-03
SIG (0) Algorithm Numbers
Standards Action
DNS KEY and SIG RRs use an 8-bit number used to identify
the security algorithm being used listed below.
0
Reserved
1
RSA/MD5
deprecated, see 5
2
Diffie-Hellman
3
DSA/SHA1
Federal Information Processing Standards Publication
(FIPS PUB) 186, 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
6-251
Unassigned
252
Reserved for indirect keys
253
Private algorithms - domain name
254
Private algorithms - OID
255
Reserved