RFC 3546 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2003

Transport Layer Security Extensions

Overview

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]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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
Obsoleted by
RFC 4366
This RFC updates
RFC 2246
Other RFCs from 2003

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