RFC 5929 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2010

Channel Bindings for TLS

Overview

RFC 5929, “Channel Bindings for TLS”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2010 by J. Altman, N. Williams, L. Zhu. It has since been updated by RFC 9266. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines three channel binding types for Transport Layer Security (TLS), tls-unique, tls-server-end-point, and tls-unique-for-telnet, in accordance with RFC 5056 (On Channel Binding).

Note that based on implementation experience, this document changes the original definition of 'tls-unique' channel binding type in the channel binding type IANA registry. [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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RFC 9266
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