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RFC 1984: IAB and IESG Statement on Cryptographic Technology and the Internet

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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.

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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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