RFC 2015 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1996
MON · 15 JUN 2026
MIME Security with Pretty Good Privacy
Overview
RFC 2015, “MIME Security with Pretty Good Privacy”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 1996 by M. Elkins. It has since been updated by RFC 3156. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes how Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) can be used to provide privacy and authentication using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) security content types described in RFC1847. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 2013 SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the User Datagram Protocol using SMIv2
- RFC 2017 Definition of the URL MIME External-Body Access-Type
- RFC 2012 SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol using SMIv2
- RFC 2018 TCP Selective Acknowledgment Options
- RFC 2011 SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol using SMIv2
- RFC 2019 Transmission of IPv6 Packets Over FDDI