Appendix A: Quick Reference

Item

Value

ML-DSA-65 OID

id-ml-dsa-65 = 2.16.840.1.101.3.4.3.18

ML-DSA key generation mechanism (PKCS#11 CKM)

0xFFFFFFFFC0A50001 (64-bit sign-extended)

ML-DSA signing mechanism (PKCS#11 CKM)

0xFFFFFFFFC0A53001

a5 ML module VDM type enumeration

44→1 / 65→2 / 87→3

Key generation mechanism parameter (VDM serialization, big endian)

MLDSA_KEYGEN{ flags(u4)=1, type(u4)=<enum>, attrs(v2), seed(*) }

ML-DSA-65 sizes (FIPS 204)

Public key: 1952 B / Private key: 4032 B / Signature: 3309 B

Token CKA label (default)

CryptoServer PKCS11 Token

Post-quantum firmware modules

a5 ML (FIPS 204/203) / a6 PQMI / a2 HBS

Cryptographic User privilege bit

0x02

User PIN length

8–255

Minimum system OpenSSL

3.5 (server and client)

Expected TLS negotiation

TLSv1.3 / TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 / X25519MLKEM768 / id-ml-dsa-65

Environment variables

CS_PKCS11_R3_CFG, STOA_ENCRYPTION_KEY, STOA_HSM_CKM_ML_DSA_65, STOA_ADMIN_KEY

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