RFC 7590 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015
MON · 14 SEP 2026
Use of Transport Layer Security in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
Overview
RFC 7590, “Use of Transport Layer Security in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2015 by P. Saint-Andre, T. Alkemade. It updates RFC 6120. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides recommendations for the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). This document updates RFC 6120.
What “Proposed Standard” means
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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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2015
- RFC 7589 Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer Security with Mutual X.509 Authentication
- RFC 7591 OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration Protocol
- RFC 7588 A Widely Deployed Solution to the Generic Routing Encapsulation Fragmentation Problem
- RFC 7592 OAuth 2.0 Dynamic Client Registration Management Protocol
- RFC 7587 RTP Payload Format for the Opus Speech and Audio Codec
- RFC 7593 The eduroam Architecture for Network Roaming
- RFC 7586 The Scalable Address Resolution Protocol for Large Data Centers
- RFC 7594 A Framework for Large-Scale Measurement of Broadband Performance