RFC 6590 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2012

Redaction of Potentially Sensitive Data from Mail Abuse Reports

Overview

RFC 6590, “Redaction of Potentially Sensitive Data from Mail Abuse Reports”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2012 by J. Falk, M. Kucherawy. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Email messages often contain information that might be considered private or sensitive, per either regulation or social norms. When such a message becomes the subject of a report intended to be shared with other entities, the report generator may wish to redact or elide the sensitive portions of the message. This memo suggests one method for doing so effectively. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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