Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
This specification has been revised 5 times since RFC 2630 (1999). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current versions — implement against these
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 2630Cryptographic Message SyntaxObsoletedJune 1999proposed standardreplaced by RFC3369, RFC3370
- RFC 3211Password-based Encryption for CMSObsoletedDecember 2001proposed standardreplaced by RFC3369, RFC3370
- RFC 3369Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)ObsoletedSeptember 2002proposed standardreplaced by RFC3852
- RFC 3852Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)ObsoletedJuly 2004proposed standardreplaced by RFC5652
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 5652 (September 2009).