ECDH

acronym

cryptography

Stands for: Elliptic-Curve Diffie-Hellman

Elliptic-curve key exchange - the non-ephemeral form lacks forward secrecy.

Elliptic-Curve Diffie-Hellman derives a shared secret over elliptic curves. Without the ephemeral 'E' (as in ECDHE) the keys are long-lived, so a leaked key exposes past sessions - which is why the ephemeral variant is preferred.

Also known as: ecdh

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