RFC 8446

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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.


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 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 1.3
status Internet Standard
stream IETF
supports 0-RTT data
1-RTT handshake
encrypted SNI via extensions (framework)
post-handshake authentication
pre-shared keys
session resumption via PSK
title 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

Referenced by (18)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
RFC 5246
SSL 3.0 ("TLS 1.3")
TLS 1.0 ("TLS 1.3")
replacedBy
RFC 2246
RFC 5246
obsoletedBy
AES-GCM ("TLS 1.3")
ChaCha20 ("TLS 1.3")
usedInProtocol
TLS
definedIn
TLS 1.1 ("TLS 1.3")
deprecatedInFavorOf
TLS ("TLS 1.3")
latestVersion
RC4 ("TLS 1.3")
prohibitedIn
RFC 9001 ("TLS 1.3")
relatedTo
QUIC ("TLS 1.3")
supports
RFC 8446 ("The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3")
title
Advanced Encryption Standard ("TLS 1.3")
usedInStandard
RFC 9001 ("TLS 1.3")
usesProtocol
IETF QUIC Working Group ("TLS 1.3")
usesSecurityProtocol
TLS ("TLS 1.3")
version

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