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RFC 6520 - TLS/DTLS Heartbeat Extension

Document Information

  • RFC Number: 6520
  • Title: Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) Heartbeat Extension
  • Authors: R. Seggelmann, M. Tuexen, M. Williams
  • Date: February 2012
  • Status: Standards Track
  • Category: Standards Track
  • ISSN: 2070-1721

Abstract​

This document describes the Heartbeat Extension for the Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocols.

The Heartbeat Extension provides a new protocol for TLS/DTLS allowing the usage of keep-alive functionality without performing a renegotiation and a basis for path MTU (PMTU) discovery for DTLS.

Status of This Memo​

This is an Internet Standards Track document.

This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has received public review and has been approved for publication by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6520.

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Authors' Addresses​

Robin Seggelmann
Muenster University of Applied Sciences
Stegerwaldstr. 39
48565 Steinfurt
DE
Email: [email protected]

Michael Tuexen
Muenster University of Applied Sciences
Stegerwaldstr. 39
48565 Steinfurt
DE
Email: [email protected]

Michael Glenn Williams
GWhiz Arts & Sciences
2885 Denise Court
Newbury Park, CA, 91320
USA
Email: [email protected]