@misc{rfc2660, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 2660, howpublished = {RFC 2660}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC2660}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2660}, author = {Eric Rescorla and Allan M. Schiffman}, title = {{The Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol}}, pagetotal = 45, year = 1999, month = aug, abstract = {This memo describes a syntax for securing messages sent using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which forms the basis for the World Wide Web. Secure HTTP (S-HTTP) provides independently applicable security services for transaction confidentiality, authenticity/integrity and non-repudiability of origin. The protocol emphasizes maximum flexibility in choice of key management mechanisms, security policies and cryptographic algorithms by supporting option negotiation between parties for each transaction.}, }