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RFC 8461: SMTP MTA Strict Transport Security (MTA-STS)

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SMTP MTA Strict Transport Security (MTA-STS) is a mechanism enabling mail service providers (SPs) to declare their ability to receive Transport Layer Security (TLS) secure SMTP connections and to specify whether sending SMTP servers should refuse to deliver to MX hosts that do not offer TLS with a trusted server certificate.

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Document ID
RFC8461
Published
September 2018
Authors
D. Margolis; M. Risher; B. Ramakrishnan; A. Brotman; J. Jones
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
sec
Pages
29
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