RFC 7281 · INFORMATIONAL · 2014
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Authentication-Results Registration for S/MIME Signature Verification
Overview
RFC 7281, “Authentication-Results Registration for S/MIME Signature Verification”, is an Informational document published in June 2014 by A. Melnikov. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
RFC 7001 specifies the Authentication-Results header field for conveying results of message authentication checks. This document defines a new authentication method to be used in the Authentication- Results header field for S/MIME-related signature checks.
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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