RFC 7444 · INFORMATIONAL · 2015

Security Labels in Internet Email

Overview

RFC 7444, “Security Labels in Internet Email”, is an Informational document published in February 2015 by K. Zeilenga, A. Melnikov. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a header field, SIO-Label, for use in Internet email to convey the sensitivity of the message. This header field may carry a textual representation (a display marking) and/or a structural representation (a security label) of the sensitivity of the message. This document also describes a header field, SIO-Label-History, for recording changes in the message's label.

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