TLS Encrypted Client Hello

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 44
Abstract: This document describes a mechanism in Transport Layer Security (TLS) for encrypting a message under a server public key.
Publication Date: 2026-03-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9849
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9849
Author(s): Eric Rescorla
Kazuho Oku
Nick Sullivan
Christopher A. Wood

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5890 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7918 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8126 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8446 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 9147 [Active*]
RFC9180 — RFC9180 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 9460 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9525 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9847 [Active*]

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10.1145-3548606.3559360 — ECH-Analysis EXTERNAL
IETF.draft-kazuho-protected-sni-00 — I-D.kazuho-protected-sni EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 3552 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3986 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 5077 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7301 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7858 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7924 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8094 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8484 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8701 [Active*]
RFC8744 — RFC8744 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 9250 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9499 [Active*]
RFC9848 — RFC9848 EXTERNAL
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