Network Working Group J. Peterson
Request for Comments: 3853 Neustar
Updates: 3261 July 2004
Category: Standards Track
S/MIME Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Requirement for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).
Abstract
RFC 3261 currently specifies 3DES as the mandatory-to-implement
ciphersuite for implementations of S/MIME in the Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP). This document updates the normative guidance of RFC
3261 to require the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for S/MIME.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. S/MIME Ciphersuite Requirements for SIP . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8. Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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