RFC - 4366

Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extensions

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc4366.txt
Authors:	S. Blake-Wilson [BCI], M. Nystrom [RSA Security], D. Hopwood [Independent Consultant], J. Mikkelsen [Transactionware], T. Wright [Vodafone]
Date:	April 2006
Category:	Proposed Standard

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Obsoletes:
RFC-3546prop	Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extensions (Obsoleted by RFC-4366prop)

Updates:
RFC-4346prop	The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.1 (Updated by RFC-4366prop, RFC-4680prop, RFC-4681prop)

Referred by:	7 RFC
Refers to:	16 RFC

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Status

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.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006).

Abstract

This document describes extensions that may be used to add functionality to Transport Layer Security (TLS). It provides both generic extension mechanisms for the TLS handshake client and server hellos, and specific extensions using these generic mechanisms.

The extensions may be used by TLS clients and servers. The extensions are backwards compatible: communication is possible between TLS clients that support the extensions and TLS servers that do not support the extensions, and vice versa.

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