RFC 6318 · HISTORIC · 2011
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
Overview
RFC 6318, “Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions”, is a Historic document published in June 2011 by R. Housley, J. Solinas. It obsoletes RFC 5008. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies the conventions for using the United States National Security Agency's Suite B algorithms in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) as specified in RFC 5751. This document obsoletes RFC 5008. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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