Draft text for inclusion inÂ3.9 Split Key in the Usage Guide
For PolynomialSharingGF2_8 based splits, the specific polynomial being used varies between implementations. The OASIS Security Algorithms and Methods (SAM) TC has defined two algorithms in the SAM Threshold Sharing Schemes Version 1.0 at
http://docs.oasis-open.org/sam/sam-tss/v1.0/sam-tss-v1.0.html which are referred to in KMIP as Polynomial-283 (Polynomial 1 within SAM) and Polynomial-285 (Polynomial 2 within SAM).
Implementations SHOULD explicitly specify the SplitKeyPolynomial in KMIP operations in order to achieve interoperability as different KMIP implementations have historically defaulted to different polynomials. The Split Key Algorithms section of the specification for PolynomialSharingGF2_8 has been replaced with a reference to the SAM TSS 1.0.
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