RFC 9918 on Updates to Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509 Authentication

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Subject: RFC 9918 on Updates to Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509 Authentication
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        RFC 9918

        Title:      Updates to Using the NETCONF Protocol over Transport Layer Security (TLS) with Mutual X.509 Authentication
        Author:     S. Turner,
                    R. Housley
        Status:     Proposed Standard
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       July 2026
        Mailbox:    sean@sn3rd.com,
                    housley@vigilsec.com
        Pages:      5
        Updates:    RFC 7589


        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-netconf-over-tls13-04

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9918

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC9918

RFC 7589 defines how to protect Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) messages with TLS 1.2. This document updates RFC 7589 to update support requirements for TLS 1.2 and add TLS 1.3 support requirements, including restrictions on the use of TLS 1.3's early data.

This document is a product of the Network Configuration Working Group of the IETF.

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