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RFC 5246
The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2,August 2008
- File formats:
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 3268,RFC 4346,RFC 4366
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 8446
- Updates:
- RFC 4492
- Updated by:
- RFC 5746,RFC 5878,RFC 6176,RFC 7465,RFC 7507,RFC 7568,RFC 7627,RFC 7685,RFC 7905,RFC 7919,RFC 8447,RFC 9155
- Authors:
- T. Dierks
E. Rescorla - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- tls (sec)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5246
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Abstract
This document specifies Version 1.2 of the Transport Layer Security(TLS) protocol. The TLS protocol provides communications securityover the Internet. The protocol allows client/server applications tocommunicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping,tampering, or message forgery. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.