rfc-8314
Cleartext Considered Obsolete: Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) for Email Submission and Access
This specification outlines current recommendations for the use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) to provide confidentiality of email traffic between a Mail User Agent (MUA) and a Mail Submission Server or Mail Access Server. This document updates RFCs 1939, 2595, 3501, 5068, 6186, and 6409.
updated by
- rfc-8997 — Deprecation of TLS 1.1 for Email Submission and Access
updates
- rfc-1939 — Post Office Protocol - Version 3
- rfc-2595 — Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP
- rfc-3501 — INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1
- rfc-5068 — Email Submission Operations: Access and Accountability Requirements
- rfc-6186 — Use of SRV Records for Locating Email Submission/Access Services
- rfc-6409 — Message Submission for Mail