Security & privacy
Trust by users in security and privacy on the Internet is a critical part of its success. A range of components, including robust implementations, careful deployment, and appropriate use of security technologies, is required to create a trusted Internet.
Technical standards and Best Current Practice documents developed in the IETF provide important foundational elements for security and privacy on the Internet. IETF standards strive to be resilient against a host of known and emerging threats. Internet security has long been an integral part of the process of developing Internet standards: for more than 20 years, all RFCs have been required to include a section that discusses the security considerations of the protocol or procedures that are the main topic of the RFC.
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