---
schema-version: v1.2.9
id: OASISkmip-spec-v2.1
title:
- content: Key Management Interoperability Protocol Specification Version 2.1
  language:
  - en
  script:
  - Latn
  format: text/plain
  type: main
link:
- content: https://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/kmip-spec/v2.1/os/kmip-spec-v2.1-os.docx
  type: doc
- content: https://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/kmip-spec/v2.1/os/kmip-spec-v2.1-os.html
  type: src
- content: https://docs.oasis-open.org/kmip/kmip-spec/v2.1/os/kmip-spec-v2.1-os.pdf
  type: pdf
type: standard
docid:
- id: OASIS kmip-spec-v2.1
  type: OASIS
  primary: true
docnumber: kmip-spec-v2.1
date:
- type: issued
  value: '2020-12-14'
contributor:
- organization:
    name:
    - content: OASIS
    contact:
    - uri: https://www.oasis-open.org/
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Standards Development Organization
    type: authorizer
  - type: publisher
- organization:
    name:
    - content: OASIS Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) TC
    contact:
    - uri: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/kmip/
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Committee
    type: authorizer
- person:
    name:
      given:
        forename:
        - content: Tony
          language:
          - en
          script:
          - Latn
      surname:
        content: Cox
        language:
        - en
        script:
        - Latn
    affiliation:
    - organization:
        name:
        - content: Cryptsoft Pty Ltd.
        contact:
        - uri: http://www.cryptsoft.com
    contact:
    - email: tony.cox@cryptsoft.com
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Chair
    type: editor
- person:
    name:
      given:
        forename:
        - content: Judith
          language:
          - en
          script:
          - Latn
      surname:
        content: Furlong
        language:
        - en
        script:
        - Latn
    affiliation:
    - organization:
        name:
        - content: Dell
        contact:
        - uri: http://www.dell.com
    contact:
    - email: Judith.Furlong@dell.com
  role:
  - description:
    - content: Chair
    type: editor
language:
- en
script:
- Latn
abstract:
- content: A single, comprehensive protocol for communication between clients that
    request any of a wide range of encryption keys and servers that store and manage
    those keys.
  language:
  - en
  script:
  - Latn
  format: text/plain
doctype:
  type: standard
editorialgroup:
- name: OASIS Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) TC
ext:
  schema-version: v1.0.1
technology_area:
- Security