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EXPERIMENTAL

Authors:

L. Cailleux
C. Bonatti

Stream:

INDEPENDENT

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7508

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Abstract

This document describes how the S/MIME protocol can beextended in order to secure message header fields defined in RFC 5322. Thistechnology provides security services such as data integrity,non-repudiation, and confidentiality. This extension isreferred to as 'Secure Headers'.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.