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.

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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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RFC 5751 obsoletes RFC 1847