RFC 8446

E6783

Internet standard Request for Comments document

RFC 8446 is the Internet standard that specifies TLS 1.3, a major revision of the Transport Layer Security protocol focused on improved security and performance for encrypted communications.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
TLS 1.3	24
RFC 8446 canonical	5
TLS 1.3 (RFC 8446)	1
The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T63811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RFC 8446
Context triple: [TLS, definedIn, RFC 8446]

A. RFC 5246
RFC 5246 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.2, a widely used protocol for securing communications over computer networks.
B. RFC 9111
RFC 9111 is an IETF specification that defines HTTP caching semantics, detailing how responses can be stored, reused, and validated to improve web performance and efficiency.
C. HTTP/3
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, built on the QUIC transport protocol to provide faster, more reliable, and secure web communication.
D. RFC 4251
RFC 4251 is the core specification that defines the architecture and protocol framework of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol used for secure remote communication.
E. TLS
TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol that secures data transmitted over networks by providing encryption, authentication, and integrity between communicating applications.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RFC 8446
Target entity description: RFC 8446 is the Internet standard that specifies TLS 1.3, a major revision of the Transport Layer Security protocol focused on improved security and performance for encrypted communications.

A. RFC 5246
RFC 5246 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies Transport Layer Security (TLS) version 1.2, a widely used protocol for securing communications over computer networks.
B. RFC 9111
RFC 9111 is an IETF specification that defines HTTP caching semantics, detailing how responses can be stored, reused, and validated to improve web performance and efficiency.
C. HTTP/3
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, built on the QUIC transport protocol to provide faster, more reliable, and secure web communication.
D. RFC 4251
RFC 4251 is the core specification that defines the architecture and protocol framework of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol used for secure remote communication.
E. TLS
TLS (Transport Layer Security) is a cryptographic protocol that secures data transmitted over networks by providing encryption, authentication, and integrity between communicating applications.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Internet standard ⓘ Request for Comments document ⓘ
addresses	known weaknesses in earlier TLS versions ⓘ
area	Security ⓘ
category	Standards Track ⓘ
defines	TLS 1.3 alert protocol ⓘ TLS 1.3 cipher suites ⓘ TLS 1.3 extension mechanisms ⓘ TLS 1.3 handshake protocol ⓘ TLS 1.3 key schedule ⓘ TLS 1.3 record protocol ⓘ TLS 1.3 state machine ⓘ
eliminates	TLS compression ⓘ many legacy ciphersuites ⓘ non-ephemeral Diffie-Hellman key exchange ⓘ renegotiation ⓘ static RSA key exchange ⓘ
focusesOn	encrypted communications ⓘ improved performance ⓘ improved security ⓘ
improves	forward secrecy ⓘ latency of TLS handshake ⓘ
intendedFor	VPN and other secure channels ⓘ email transport security ⓘ securing application layer protocols ⓘ web traffic security ⓘ
mandates	AEAD cipher suites ⓘ perfect forward secrecy for key exchange ⓘ
obsoletes	RFC 5246 ⓘ TLS 1.2 specification ⓘ
partOfProtocolFamily	TLS ⓘ surface form: Transport Layer Security
publishedBy	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ
recommends	disabling TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 ⓘ
reduces	number of round trips in handshake ⓘ
specifiesProtocolVersion	TLS 1.1 ⓘ surface form: TLS 1.3
status	Internet Standard ⓘ
stream	Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ surface form: IETF
supports	0-RTT data ⓘ 1-RTT handshake ⓘ encrypted SNI via extensions (framework) ⓘ post-handshake authentication ⓘ pre-shared keys ⓘ session resumption via PSK ⓘ
title	RFC 8446 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
uses	AEAD ciphers ⓘ Diffie-Hellman key exchange ⓘ Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange ⓘ HKDF-based key schedule ⓘ

How these facts were elicited