13.4. The AgreementMethod Element

AgreementMethod, as you might be able to guess from its name, is actually an algorithm invocation. It calculates a shared key based on compatible keying information for the sender and recipient. Chapter 18, which discusses cryptographic algorithms, specifies AgreementMethod. See Table 13-1 for its identifier.

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