RFC 6931: Additional XML Security Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 9231.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 9231 — Additional XML Security Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs)
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document expands, updates, and establishes an IANA registry for the list of URIs intended for use with XML digital signatures, encryption, canonicalization, and key management. These URIs identify algorithms and types of information. This document obsoletes RFC 4051.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6931
- Published
- April 2013
- Authors
- D. Eastlake 3rd
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 36
- Also known as
- —
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 4051 (2005)
- RFC 6931 (2013)
- RFC 9231 (2022) ✓
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