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RFC 9934 - Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) File Format for Encrypted ClientHello (ECH)

  • Status: Proposed Standard
  • Published: March 2026
  • Stream: IETF
  • Errata: No Errata

Abstract

Encrypted ClientHello (ECH) key pairs need to be configured into TLS servers, which can be built using different TLS libraries. This document specifies a standard file format for that purpose, similar to the Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) file formats defined by RFC 7468.