RFC 3183 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2001

Domain Security Services using S/MIME

Overview

RFC 3183, “Domain Security Services using S/MIME”, is an Experimental document published in October 2001 by T. Dean, W. Ottaway. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes how the S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) protocol can be processed and generated by a number of components of a communication system, such as message transfer agents, guards and gateways to deliver security services. These services are collectively referred to as 'Domain Security Services'. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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