RFC 7508: Securing Header Fields with S/MIME
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes how the S/MIME protocol can be extended in order to secure message header fields defined in RFC 5322. This technology provides security services such as data integrity, non-repudiation, and confidentiality. This extension is referred to as 'Secure Headers'.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC7508
- Published
- April 2015
- Authors
- L. Cailleux; C. Bonatti
- Status
- EXPERIMENTAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- —
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