RFC 3711 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2004

The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol

Overview

RFC 3711, “The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2004 by M. Baugher, D. McGrew, M. Naslund, E. Carrara, K. Norrman. It has since been updated by RFC 5506, RFC 6904, RFC 9335. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP), a profile of the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP), which can provide confidentiality, message authentication, and replay protection to the RTP traffic and to the control traffic for RTP, the Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP). [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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