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RFC 3183: Domain Security Services using S/MIME

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This document describes how the S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) protocol can be processed and generated by a number of components of a communication system, such as message transfer agents, guards and gateways to deliver security services. These services are collectively referred to as 'Domain Security Services'. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC3183
Published
October 2001
Authors
T. Dean; W. Ottaway
Status
EXPERIMENTAL
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
24
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