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RFC 4261: Common Open Policy Service (COPS) Over Transport Layer Security (TLS)

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This document describes how to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure Common Open Policy Service (COPS) connections over the Internet. This document also updates RFC 2748 by modifying the contents of the Client-Accept message. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4261
Published
December 2005
Authors
J. Walker; A. Kulkarni
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
14
Also known as
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Updates:
RFC 2748
Updated by:
RFC 8996

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