Common Open Policy Service Over Transport Layer Security
RFC 4261, “Common Open Policy Service Over Transport Layer Security”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2005 by J. Walker, A. Kulkarni. It updates RFC 2748. It has since been updated by RFC 8996. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes how to use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to secure Common Open Policy Service (COPS) connections over the Internet.
This document also updates RFC 2748 by modifying the contents of the Client-Accept message. [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.
The canonical text of RFC 4261 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.
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