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Can PKCS#12 be used for non RSA private keys, for example DSA and DH keys?

April 26, 2017DH DSA keys pkcs#12 private RSA Used

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Can PKCS#12 be used for non RSA private keys, for example DSA and DH keys?

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A. Yes it can. PKCS#12 uses PKCS#8 for storing private keys but PKCS#8 itself only gives information about RSA. PKCS#11 however extends PKCS#8 and provides a standard for storing DSA and DH private keys using PKCS#8. Netscape follows the PKCS#11 extension to PKCS#8 for DSA private keys. For more information see the PKCS#11 specification.