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	Network Working Group A. Freier		Network Working Group A. Freier
	Internet-Draft P. Karlton		Internet-Draft P. Karlton
	Intended status: Historic Netscape communications		Intended status: Historic Netscape communications
	Expires: December 4, 2011 P. Kocher		Expires: December 12, 2011 P. Kocher
	Independent consultant		Independent consultant
	June 2, 2011		June 10, 2011
	The SSL Protocol Version 3.0		The SSL Protocol Version 3.0
	draft-mavrogiannopoulos-ssl-version3-05		draft-mavrogiannopoulos-ssl-version3-06
	Abstract		Abstract
	This document specifies Version 3.0 of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL		This document specifies Version 3.0 of the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL
	V3.0) protocol, a security protocol that provides communications		V3.0) protocol, a security protocol that provides communications
	privacy over the Internet. The protocol allows client/server		privacy over the Internet. The protocol allows client/server
	applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent		applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent
	eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery.		eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery.
	Foreword		Foreword
	Although the SSL 3.0 protocol is a widely implemented protocol and a		Although the SSL 3.0 protocol is a widely implemented protocol, a
	pioneer in secure communications protocols, it was never formally		pioneer in secure communications protocols, and the basis for TLS it
	published by IETF, except in several expired internet-drafts. This		was never formally published by IETF, except in several expired
	allowed no easy referencing to the protocol. Despite the fact it has		internet-drafts. This allowed no easy referencing to the protocol.
	been made obsolete today by the TLS protocols we believe a stable		We believe a stable reference to the original document should exist
	reference to the original document should exist and for that reason,		and for that reason, this document describes what is known as the
	this document describes what is known as the last published version		last published version of the SSL 3.0 protocol. That is the November
	of the SSL 3.0 protocol. That is the November 18, 1996 version of		18, 1996 version of the protocol.
	the protocol.
	There were no changes to the original document other than trivial		There were no changes to the original document other than trivial
	editorial changes and the addition of a "Security considerations"		editorial changes and the addition of a "Security considerations"
	section. However portions of the original draft that no longer apply		section. However portions of the original draft that no longer apply
	were not included. Such are the "Patent statement" section, the		were not included. Such are the "Patent statement" section, the
	"Reserved ports assignment" section and the cipher-suite registrator		"Reserved ports assignment" section and the cipher-suite registrator
	note in the "The CipherSuite" section. The "US export rules"		note in the "The CipherSuite" section. The "US export rules"
	discussed in the document do not apply today but are kept intact to		discussed in the document do not apply today but are kept intact to
	provide context for decisions taken in protocol design.		provide context for decisions taken in protocol design. The "Goals
			of This Document" section indicates the goals for adopters of SSL
			3.0, not goals of the IETF.
	The authors and editors were retained as in the original document.		The authors and editors were retained as in the original document.
	The editor of this document is Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos		The editor of this document is Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
	(nikos.mavrogiannopoulos@esat.kuleuven.be). The editor would like to		(nikos.mavrogiannopoulos@esat.kuleuven.be). The editor would like to
	thank Dan Harkins, Linda Dunbar, Sean Turner, and Geoffrey Keating		thank Dan Harkins, Linda Dunbar, Sean Turner, and Geoffrey Keating
	for reviewing this document and providing helpful comments.		for reviewing this document and providing helpful comments.
	Status of This Memo		Status of This Memo
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	provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.		provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79.
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