RFC 1114 · HISTORIC · 1989

Privacy enhancement for Internet electronic mail: Part II - certificate-based key management

Overview

RFC 1114, “Privacy enhancement for Internet electronic mail: Part II - certificate-based key management”, is a Historic document published in August 1989 by S.T. Kent, J. Linn. It has been obsoleted by RFC 1422 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC specifies the key management aspects of Privacy Enhanced Mail. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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What “Historic” means

A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 1422
Other RFCs from 1989

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