@misc{rfc8551, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 8551, howpublished = {RFC 8551}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC8551}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8551}, author = {Jim Schaad and Blake C. Ramsdell and Sean Turner}, title = {{Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 4.0 Message Specification}}, pagetotal = 63, year = 2019, month = apr, 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.}, }