ISO/IEC 15946-1:2016描述了实现ISO/IEC 15946-5、ISO/IEC 9796-3、ISO/IEC 11770-3、ISO/IEC 14888-3、ISO/IEC 18033-2和其他ISO/IEC标准中定义的椭圆曲线加密机制所需的数学背景和一般技术。 ISO/IEC 15946-1:2016未规定其定义的技术的实施。例如，它没有指定在特征为2的有限域上定义椭圆曲线时使用的基表示。因此，不保证符合ISO/IEC 15946-1:2016的产品的互操作性。

ISO/IEC 15946-1:2016 describes the mathematical background and general techniques necessary for implementing the elliptic curve cryptography mechanisms defined in ISO/IEC 15946？5, ISO/IEC 9796？3, ISO/IEC 11770？3, ISO/IEC 14888？3, ISO/IEC 18033？2 and other ISO/IEC standards. ISO/IEC 15946-1:2016 does not specify the implementation of the techniques it defines. For example, it does not specify the basis representation to be used when the elliptic curve is defined over a finite field of characteristic two. Thus, interoperability of products complying with ISO/IEC 15946-1:2016 will not be guaranteed.