RFC 8162 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2017
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Using Secure DNS to Associate Certificates with Domain Names for S/MIME
Overview
RFC 8162, “Using Secure DNS to Associate Certificates with Domain Names for S/MIME”, is an Experimental document published in May 2017 by P. Hoffman, J. Schlyter. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes how to use secure DNS to associate an S/MIME user's certificate with the intended domain name, similar to the way that DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE), RFC 6698, does for TLS.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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