RFC 6520: Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) Heartbeat Extension
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This document describes the Heartbeat Extension for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocols. The Heartbeat Extension provides a new protocol for TLS/DTLS allowing the usage of keep-alive functionality without performing a renegotiation and a basis for path MTU (PMTU) discovery for DTLS. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6520
- Published
- February 2012
- Authors
- R. Seggelmann; M. Tuexen; M. Williams
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- sec
- Pages
- 9
- Also known as
- —
- Updated by:
- RFC 8447
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