RFC 8551
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RFC 8551 is the Internet standards document that specifies the current version of S/MIME, a protocol for secure, encrypted, and signed email communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 8551 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Internet email
ⓘ
MIME entities ⓘ |
| area | security ⓘ |
| basedOn |
PKCS #7
ⓘ
surface form:
CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax)
|
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| concerns |
end-to-end email security
ⓘ
message authentication ⓘ message confidentiality ⓘ message integrity ⓘ non-repudiation of origin ⓘ |
| defines |
S/MIME capabilities
ⓘ
S/MIME certificate handling rules ⓘ S/MIME content types ⓘ S/MIME header fields ⓘ S/MIME key management requirements ⓘ S/MIME ⓘ
surface form:
S/MIME media types
S/MIME ⓘ
surface form:
S/MIME message format
S/MIME ⓘ
surface form:
S/MIME security services
processing rules for S/MIME messages ⓘ requirements for S/MIME-compliant implementations ⓘ security considerations for S/MIME ⓘ use of CMS for S/MIME ⓘ |
| field |
computer security
ⓘ
email security ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| obsoletes |
RFC 3851
ⓘ
RFC 5751 ⓘ |
| organization | Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| protocolSpecified | S/MIME ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
RFC 8550
ⓘ
RFC 8552 ⓘ RFC 8553 ⓘ RFC 8554 ⓘ S/MIME ⓘ
surface form:
S/MIME Version 3.2
|
| specifiesVersion |
S/MIME
ⓘ
surface form:
S/MIME Version 4.0
|
| standardizes |
digitally signed email
ⓘ
encrypted email ⓘ secure email ⓘ |
| status | Internet Standard ⓘ |
| title |
S/MIME
ⓘ
surface form:
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 4.0 Message Specification
|
| updatesSpecificationOf | MIME ⓘ |
| useCase |
authenticating email senders
ⓘ
protecting email contents ⓘ |
| uses |
PKCS #7
ⓘ
surface form:
Cryptographic Message Syntax
X.509 public key certificates ⓘ |
| workingGroup | Lamps Working Group ⓘ |
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