RFC 1984: IAB and IESG Statement on Cryptographic Technology and the Internet
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), the bodies which oversee architecture and standards for the Internet, are concerned by the need for increased protection of international commercial transactions on the Internet, and by the need to offer all Internet users an adequate degree of privacy. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1984
- Published
- August 1996
- Authors
- IAB; IESG
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 5
- Also known as
- BCP200
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