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RFC 8398: Internationalized Email Addresses in X.509 Certificates

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 9598.

Current version: RFC 9598 — Internationalized Email Addresses in X.509 Certificates

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This document defines a new name form for inclusion in the otherName field of an X.509 Subject Alternative Name and Issuer Alternative Name extension that allows a certificate subject to be associated with an internationalized email address. This document updates RFC 5280.

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Document ID
RFC8398
Published
May 2018
Authors
A. Melnikov; W. Chuang
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
12
Also known as
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Obsoleted by:
RFC 9598
Updates:
RFC 5280

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