RFC 6318: Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
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 5751. This document obsoletes RFC 5008. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6318
- Published
- June 2011
- Authors
- R. Housley; J. Solinas
- Status
- HISTORIC
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 15
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 5008
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