IAB and IESG Statement on Cryptographic Technology and the Internet
RFC 1984, “IAB and IESG Statement on Cryptographic Technology and the Internet”, is a Best Current Practice document published in August 1996 by IAB, IESG. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG), the bodies which oversee architecture and standards for the Internet, are concerned by the need for increased protection of international commercial transactions on the Internet, and by the need to offer all Internet users an adequate degree of privacy. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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