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Representing IP addresses in TLS Server Name Indication (SNI)
draft-nygren-tls-ip-in-sni-00

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
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Authors Erik Nygren , Rich Salz
Last updated 2023-01-28 (Latest revision 2022-07-27)
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Abstract

This specification provides a mechanism for clients to send IP addresses in a TLS Server Name Indication (SNI) extension as part of TLS handshakes, allowing servers to return a certificate containing that subjectAltName. This is done by converting the IP address to a special-use domain name.

Authors

Erik Nygren
Rich Salz

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