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RFC 7465: Prohibiting RC4 Cipher Suites

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This document requires that Transport Layer Security (TLS) clients and servers never negotiate the use of RC4 cipher suites when they establish connections. This applies to all TLS versions. This document updates RFCs 5246, 4346, and 2246.

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Document ID
RFC7465
Published
February 2015
Authors
A. Popov
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
6
Also known as
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Updates:
RFC 2246, RFC 4346, RFC 5246
Updated by:
RFC 8996

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