Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 4.0 Message Specification
RFC 8551
| Document | Type |
RFC - Proposed Standard
(April 2019; No errata)
Obsoletes RFC 5751
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|---|---|---|---|
| Last updated | 2019-04-30 | ||
| Replaces | draft-schaad-rfc5751-bis | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Russ Housley | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2017-04-14) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8551 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Eric Rescorla | ||
| Send notices to | Russ Housley <housley@vigilsec.com> | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) J. Schaad
Request for Comments: 8551 August Cellars
Obsoletes: 5751 B. Ramsdell
Category: Standards Track Brute Squad Labs, Inc.
ISSN: 2070-1721 S. Turner
sn3rd
April 2019
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 4.0
Message Specification
Abstract
This document defines Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
(S/MIME) version 4.0. S/MIME provides a consistent way to send and
receive secure MIME data. Digital signatures provide authentication,
message integrity, and non-repudiation with proof of origin.
Encryption provides data confidentiality. Compression can be used to
reduce data size. This document obsoletes RFC 5751.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8551.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1. Specification Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3. Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4. Compatibility with Prior Practice of S/MIME . . . . . . . 8
1.5. Changes from S/MIME v3 to S/MIME v3.1 . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.6. Changes from S/MIME v3.1 to S/MIME v3.2 . . . . . . . . . 9
1.7. Changes for S/MIME v4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2. CMS Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.1. DigestAlgorithmIdentifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.2. SignatureAlgorithmIdentifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3. KeyEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4. General Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.4.1. Data Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4.2. SignedData Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4.3. EnvelopedData Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4.4. AuthEnvelopedData Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4.5. CompressedData Content Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.5. Attributes and the SignerInfo Type . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5.1. Signing Time Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.5.2. SMIMECapabilities Attribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.5.3. Encryption Key Preference Attribute . . . . . . . . . 17
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