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RFC 6120: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Core

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The Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) is an application profile of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) that enables the near-real-time exchange of structured yet extensible data between any two or more network entities. This document defines XMPP's core protocol methods: setup and teardown of XML streams, channel encryption, authentication, error handling, and communication primitives for messaging, network availability ("presence"), and request-response interactions. This document obsoletes RFC 3920. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC6120
Published
March 2011
Authors
P. Saint-Andre
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
art
Pages
211
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 3920
Updated by:
RFC 7590, RFC 8553

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