RFC 3852: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)

This document describes the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS). This syntax is used to digitally sign, digest, authenticate, or encrypt arbitrary message…

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Outgoing relationships (1 related RFC)

Obsoletes — RFC 3369: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)

Incoming relationships (46 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 5083: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Authenticated-Enveloped-Data Content Type
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 4853: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Multiple Signer Clarification
Obsoleted by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 5652: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3851: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Message Specification
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5912: New ASN.1 Modules for the Public Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5272: Certificate Management over CMS (CMC)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5911: New ASN.1 Modules for Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) and S/MIME
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3850: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Certificate Handling
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4108: Using Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) to Protect Firmware Packages
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4556: Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos (PKINIT)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5655: Specification of the IP Flow Information Export (IPFIX) File Format
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5035: Enhanced Security Services (ESS) Update: Adding CertID Algorithm Agility
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4056: Use of the RSASSA-PSS Signature Algorithm in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5055: Server-Based Certificate Validation Protocol (SCVP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4073: Protecting Multiple Contents with the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5485: Digital Signatures on Internet-Draft Documents
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3923: End-to-End Signing and Object Encryption for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5275: CMS Symmetric Key Management and Distribution
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3855: Transporting Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Objects in X.400
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4823: FTP Transport for Secure Peer-to-Peer Business Data Interchange over the Internet
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5408: Identity-Based Encryption Architecture and Supporting Data Structures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4160: Internet Fax Gateway Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4534: Group Security Policy Token v1
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5008: Suite B in Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5349: Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Support for Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos (PKINIT)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5409: Using the Boneh-Franklin and Boneh-Boyen Identity-Based Encryption Algorithms with the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5636: Traceable Anonymous Certificate
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4949: Internet Security Glossary, Version 2
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5751: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.2 Message Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5405: Unicast UDP Usage Guidelines for Application Designers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5753: Use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) Algorithms in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5750: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.2 Certificate Handling
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5114: Additional Diffie-Hellman Groups for Use with IETF Standards
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5126: CMS Advanced Electronic Signatures (CAdES)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5170: Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) Staircase and Triangle Forward Error Correction (FEC) Schemes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3874: A 224-bit One-way Hash Function: SHA-224
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4043: Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Permanent Identifier
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4112: Electronic Commerce Modeling Language (ECML) Version 2 Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4161: Guidelines for Optional Services for Internet Fax Gateways
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4212: Alternative Certificate Formats for the Public-Key Infrastructure Using X.509 (PKIX) Certificate Management Protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7107: Object Identifier Registry for the S/MIME Mail Security Working Group
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3930: The Protocol versus Document Points of View in Computer Protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4027: Domain Name System Media Types
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4189: Requirements for End-to-Middle Security for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4902: Integrity, Privacy, and Security in Open Pluggable Edge Services (OPES) for SMTP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9709: Encryption Key Derivation in the Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) Using HKDF with SHA-256