SUMMARY

Three methods of encryption key management are described, namely:

–           ISO 8732;

–           Diffie-Hellman; and

–           RSA.

They are applicable to the encryption of audiovisual signals transmitted digitally using the H.221 frame structure. The management messages defined here are transmitted within the H.221 Encryption Control Signal (ECS) channel, whose structure and use are defined in Recommendation H.233.