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RFC 7685: A Transport Layer Security (TLS) ClientHello Padding Extension

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This memo describes a Transport Layer Security (TLS) extension that can be used to pad ClientHello messages to a desired size.

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Document ID
RFC7685
Published
October 2015
Authors
A. Langley
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
4
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RFC 5246

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