RFC 3851

"Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification", July 2004

Canonical URL:

http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3851.txt
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Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 2633

Obsoleted by:

RFC 5751

Author:

B. Ramsdell, Ed.

Stream:

IETF

Source:

vgmib (int)

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Abstract

This document defines Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) version 3.1. S/MIME provides a consistent way to send and receive secure MIME data. Digital signatures provide authentication, message integrity, and non-repudiation with proof of origin. Encryption provides data confidentiality. Compression can be used to reduce data size. This document obsoletes RFC 2633. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.