RFC 7435: Opportunistic Security: Some Protection Most of the Time

This document defines the concept "Opportunistic Security" in the context of communications protocols. Protocol designs based on Opportunistic Security use…

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Outgoing relationships (9 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2
Normative reference — RFC 4033: DNS Security Introduction and Requirements
Normative reference — RFC 5321: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4949: Internet Security Glossary, Version 2
Normative reference — RFC 4251: The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 6698: The DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol: TLSA
Normative reference — RFC 3207: SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over Transport Layer Security
Informative reference — RFC 7258: Pervasive Monitoring Is an Attack
Informative reference — RFC 5598: Internet Mail Architecture

Incoming relationships (20 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 7858: Specification for DNS over Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9325: Recommendations for Secure Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7696: Guidelines for Cryptographic Algorithm Agility and Selecting Mandatory-to-Implement Algorithms
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8310: Usage Profiles for DNS over TLS and DNS over DTLS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7619: The NULL Authentication Method in the Internet Key Exchange Protocol Version 2 (IKEv2)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8404: Effects of Pervasive Encryption on Operators
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8995: Bootstrapping Remote Secure Key Infrastructure (BRSKI)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7671: The DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) Protocol: Updates and Operational Guidance
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7672: SMTP Security via Opportunistic DNS-Based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) Transport Layer Security (TLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8366: A Voucher Artifact for Bootstrapping Protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8994: An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9174: Delay-Tolerant Networking TCP Convergence-Layer Protocol Version 4
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7787: Distributed Node Consensus Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8164: Opportunistic Security for HTTP/2
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8862: Best Practices for Securing RTP Media Signaled with SIP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7687: Report from the Strengthening the Internet (STRINT) Workshop
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8143: Using Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9787: Guidance on End-to-End Email Security
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9289: Towards Remote Procedure Call Encryption by Default
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9672: Transferring Opportunistic Wireless Encryption to the IEEE 802.11 Working Group