RFC 6176
Prohibiting Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Version 2.0, March 2011
- Canonical URL:
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6176.txt
- File formats:


- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Updates:
- RFC 2246, RFC 4346, RFC 5246
- Authors:
- S. Turner
T. Polk - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- tls (sec)
DOI: 10.17487/RFC6176
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Abstract
This document requires that when Transport Layer Security (TLS) clients and servers establish connections, they never negotiate the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) version 2.0. This document updates the backward compatibility sections found in the Transport Layer Security (TLS). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.