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RFC 4642: Using Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)

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This memo defines an extension to the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) that allows an NNTP client and server to use Transport Layer Security (TLS). The primary goal is to provide encryption for single-link confidentiality purposes, but data integrity, (optional) certificate-based peer entity authentication, and (optional) data compression are also possible. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC4642
Published
October 2006
Authors
K. Murchison; J. Vinocur; C. Newman
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
14
Also known as
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Updated by:
RFC 8143, RFC 8996

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