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RFC 5008: Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6318.

Current version: RFC 6318 — Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)

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This document specifies the conventions for using the United States National Security Agency's Suite B algorithms in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) as specified in RFC 3851. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC5008
Published
September 2007
Authors
R. Housley; J. Solinas
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
IETF
Area
—
Pages
15
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 6318

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