RFC 1847
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RFC 1847 is an early Internet standards document that defined a general framework for security multiparts in MIME email, laying groundwork for later secure messaging specifications.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
MIME security specification ⓘ Request for Comments ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Internet mail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MIME email ⓘ |
| area |
Applications
ⓘ
Security ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| context | Internet mail security ⓘ |
| defines |
general framework for security multiparts in MIME
ⓘ
multipart/encrypted ⓘ multipart/signed ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
encapsulation of digital signatures in MIME
ⓘ
encapsulation of encrypted data in MIME ⓘ security multiparts ⓘ |
| definesHeaderUsageFor | MIME security multiparts ⓘ |
| definesProcessingRulesFor |
multipart/encrypted
ⓘ
multipart/signed ⓘ |
| definesRelationshipWith | underlying cryptographic mechanisms ⓘ |
| documentType | technical specification ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
interoperability of secure email
ⓘ
message confidentiality ⓘ message integrity ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
email system implementers
ⓘ
security protocol designers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laysGroundworkFor |
OpenPGP/MIME
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
S/MIME NERFINISHED ⓘ later secure messaging specifications ⓘ |
| objective |
enable multiple security mechanisms to be used with MIME
ⓘ
provide a general framework for security services in MIME ⓘ support signed and encrypted Internet mail ⓘ |
| partOf | RFC series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| RFCNumber | 1847 ⓘ |
| separates | MIME security encapsulation from cryptographic algorithms ⓘ |
| standardizes |
use of multipart/encrypted for encryption
ⓘ
use of multipart/signed for digital signatures ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
|
| title | Security Multiparts for MIME: Multipart/Signed and Multipart/Encrypted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| updatesSpecificationOf | MIME NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | MIME multipart structure ⓘ |
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