The Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol
RFC 2660, “The Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol”, is a Historic document published in August 1999 by E. Rescorla, A. Schiffman. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes a syntax for securing messages sent using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which forms the basis for the World Wide Web. Secure HTTP (S-HTTP) provides independently applicable security services for transaction confidentiality, authenticity/integrity and non-repudiability of origin.
The protocol emphasizes maximum flexibility in choice of key management mechanisms, security policies and cryptographic algorithms by supporting option negotiation between parties for each transaction.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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