RFC 4507 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

Transport Layer Security Session Resumption without Server- Side State

Overview

RFC 4507, “Transport Layer Security Session Resumption without Server- Side State”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2006 by J. Salowey, H. Zhou, P. Eronen, H. Tschofenig. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5077 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a mechanism that enables the Transport Layer Security (TLS) server to resume sessions and avoid keeping \%per-client session state. The TLS server encapsulates the session state into a ticket and forwards it to the client. The client can subsequently resume a session using the obtained ticket. [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
Obsoleted by
RFC 5077
Other RFCs from 2006

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