RFC 3850 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2004

Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions Version 3.1 Certificate Handling

Overview

RFC 3850, “Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions Version 3.1 Certificate Handling”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2004 by B. Ramsdell. It obsoletes RFC 2632. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5750 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies conventions for X.509 certificate usage by Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) agents. S/MIME provides a method to send and receive secure MIME messages, and certificates are an integral part of S/MIME agent processing. S/MIME agents validate certificates as described in RFC 3280, the Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate and CRL Profile. S/MIME agents must meet the certificate processing requirements in this document as well as those in RFC 3280. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2632
Obsoleted by
RFC 5750
Other RFCs from 2004

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