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.

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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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S/MIME definedIn RFC 8551
RFC 5751 obsoletedBy RFC 8551