<s>
In	O
cryptography	O
,	O
PKCS	O
#8	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
syntax	O
for	O
storing	O
private	B-Application
key	I-Application
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PKCS	O
#8	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
family	O
of	O
standards	O
called	O
Public-Key	B-Application
Cryptography	I-Application
Standards	O
(	O
PKCS	O
)	O
created	O
by	O
RSA	O
Laboratories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PKCS	O
#8	O
private	B-Application
key	I-Application
may	O
be	O
encrypted	O
with	O
a	O
passphrase	O
using	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
PKCS	O
#5	O
standards	O
defined	O
in	O
RFC	O
2898	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
multiple	O
encryption	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PKCS	O
#8	O
private	B-Application
keys	I-Application
are	O
typically	O
exchanged	O
in	O
the	O
PEM	B-Protocol
base64-encoded	O
format	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
:	O
</s>
