RFC 3767 on Securely Available Credentials Protocol

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        RFC 3767

        Title:      Securely Available Credentials Protocol
        Author(s):  S. Farrell, Ed.
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       June 2004
        Mailbox:    stephen.farrell <at> cs.tcd.ie
        Pages:      25
        Characters: 49552
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-sacred-protocol-bss-09.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3767.txt

This document describes a protocol whereby a user can acquire
cryptographic credentials (e.g., private keys, PKCS #15 structures)
from a credential server, using a workstation that has locally
trusted software installed, but with no user-specific
configuration.  The protocol's payloads are described in XML.  This
memo also specifies a Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP)
profile of the protocol.  Security requirements are  met by mandating
support for TLS and/or DIGEST-MD5 (through BEEP). 

This document is a product of the Securely Available Credentials
Working Group of the IETF.