RFC 6150 · INFORMATIONAL · 2011
WED · 29 JUL 2026
MD4 to Historic Status
Overview
RFC 6150, “MD4 to Historic Status”, is an Informational document published in March 2011 by S. Turner, L. Chen. It obsoletes RFC 1320. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document retires RFC 1320, which documents the MD4 algorithm, and discusses the reasons for doing so. This document moves RFC 1320 to Historic status. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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