<reference anchor="RFC5246" target="https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5246" xml:base="http://xml.resource.org/public/rfc/bibxml/reference.RFC.5246.xml">
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<title>The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2</title>
<author initials="T." surname="Dierks" fullname="T. Dierks"><organization/></author>
<author initials="E." surname="Rescorla" fullname="E. Rescorla"><organization/></author>
<date year="2008" month="August"/>
<abstract><t>This document specifies Version 1.2 of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.  The TLS protocol provides communications security over the Internet.  The protocol allows client/server applications to communicate in a way that is designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, or message forgery.  [STANDARDS-TRACK]</t></abstract>
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<seriesInfo name="RFC" value="5246"/>
<seriesInfo name="DOI" value="10.17487/RFC5246"/>
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