Transport Layer Security Extensions
RFC 3546, “Transport Layer Security Extensions”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2003 by S. Blake-Wilson, M. Nystrom, D. Hopwood, J. Mikkelsen, T. Wright. It updates RFC 2246. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4366 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes extensions that may be used to add functionality to Transport Layer Security (TLS). It provides both generic extension mechanisms for the TLS handshake client and server hellos, and specific extensions using these generic mechanisms. The extensions may be used by TLS clients and servers. The extensions are backwards compatible - communication is possible between TLS 1.0 clients that support the extensions and TLS 1.0 servers that do not support the extensions, and vice versa. [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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- RFC 3545 Enhanced Compressed RTP for Links with High Delay, Packet Loss and Reordering
- RFC 3547 The Group Domain of Interpretation
- RFC 3544 IP Header Compression over PPP
- RFC 3548 The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings
- RFC 3543 Registration Revocation in Mobile IPv4
- RFC 3549 Linux Netlink as an IP Services Protocol
- RFC 3542 Advanced Sockets Application Program Interface for IPv6
- RFC 3550 RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications