RFC 4347 · HISTORIC · 2006

Datagram Transport Layer Security

Overview

RFC 4347, “Datagram Transport Layer Security”, is a Historic document published in April 2006 by E. Rescorla, N. Modadugu. It has since been updated by RFC 5746, RFC 7507. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6347 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies Version 1.0 of the Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocol. The DTLS protocol provides communications privacy for datagram protocols. The protocol allows client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery. The DTLS protocol is based on the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol and provides equivalent security guarantees. Datagram semantics of the underlying transport are preserved by the DTLS protocol.

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What “Historic” means

A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 6347
Updated by
RFC 5746 RFC 7507
Other RFCs from 2006

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