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Alexey Melnikov
Pronouns: he/him
Alexey Melnikov
Alexey Melnikov is a former Applications and Real-Time Area director and is the Internet Messaging Team Lead at Isode. Alexey is the author or co-author of 65+ published RFCs related to electronic mail and application layer security. In the past he co-chaired the Sieve and Kitten IETF Working Groups. Since 1998 his areas of interest have included IMAP, SMTP, email filtering using Sieve, secure email, mobile network optimizations of application protocols, application protocol and format design, real-time collaboration and security frameworks for providing authentication and data integrity/confidentiality. Alexey received a bachelor's degree with honors in computer science and mathematics from Moscow State University.
Roles
Role
Group
Email
Chair
IOT Operations
(iotops)
alexey.melnikov@isode.com
Chair
Structured Email
(sml)
alexey.melnikov@isode.com
Chair
Common Authentication Technology Next Generation
(kitten)
alexey.melnikov@isode.com
Chair
Crypto Forum
(cfrg)
alexey.melnikov@isode.com
Chair
Revision of core Email specifications
(emailcore)
alexey.melnikov@isode.com
Member
Internet Research Steering Group
(irsg)
alexey.melnikov@isode.com
Member
The Tools Team
(tools)
aamelnikov@fastmail.fm
Reviewer
(See reviews)
Security Area Directorate
(secdir)
aamelnikov@fastmail.fm
Reviewer
(See reviews)
Internet of Things Directorate
(iotdir)
aamelnikov@fastmail.fm
RFCs (71)
RFC
Date
Title
Cited by
RFC 3503
Mar 2003
Message Disposition Notification (MDN) profile for Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
4 RFCs
RFC 3691
Feb 2004
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) UNSELECT command
5 RFCs
RFC 4314
Dec 2005
IMAP4 Access Control List (ACL) Extension
25 RFCs
RFC 4422
Jun 2006
Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL)
69 RFCs
RFC 4466
Apr 2006
Collected Extensions to IMAP4 ABNF
27 RFCs
RFC 4549
Jun 2006
Synchronization Operations for Disconnected IMAP4 Clients
5 RFCs
RFC 4550
Jun 2006
Internet Email to Support Diverse Service Environments (Lemonade) Profile
3 RFCs
RFC 4551
Jun 2006
IMAP Extension for Conditional STORE Operation or Quick Flag Changes Resynchronization
12 RFCs
RFC 4731
Nov 2006
IMAP4 Extension to SEARCH Command for Controlling What Kind of Information Is Returned
9 RFCs
RFC 4752
Nov 2006
The Kerberos V5 ("GSSAPI") Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Mechanism
7 RFCs
RFC 4954
Jul 2007
SMTP Service Extension for Authentication
19 RFCs
RFC 5092
Nov 2007
IMAP URL Scheme
7 RFCs
RFC 5161
Mar 2008
The IMAP ENABLE Extension
9 RFCs
RFC 5162
Mar 2008
IMAP4 Extensions for Quick Mailbox Resynchronization
4 RFCs
RFC 5178
May 2008
Generic Security Service Application Program Interface (GSS-API) Internationalization and Domain-Based Service Names and Name Type
3 RFCs
RFC 5182
Mar 2008
IMAP Extension for Referencing the Last SEARCH Result
6 RFCs
RFC 5232
Jan 2008
Sieve Email Filtering: Imap4flags Extension
8 RFCs
RFC 5255
Jun 2008
Internet Message Access Protocol Internationalization
9 RFCs
RFC 5258
Jun 2008
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 - LIST Command Extensions
10 RFCs
RFC 5259
Jul 2008
Internet Message Access Protocol - CONVERT Extension
4 RFCs
RFC 5337
Sep 2008
Internationalized Delivery Status and Disposition Notifications
5 RFCs
RFC 5435
Jan 2009
Sieve Email Filtering: Extension for Notifications
15 RFCs
RFC 5437
Jan 2009
Sieve Notification Mechanism: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP)
5 RFCs
RFC 5465
Feb 2009
The IMAP NOTIFY Extension
6 RFCs
RFC 5466
Feb 2009
IMAP4 Extension for Named Searches (Filters)
1 RFC
RFC 5490
Mar 2009
The Sieve Mail-Filtering Language -- Extensions for Checking Mailbox Status and Accessing Mailbox Metadata
5 RFCs
RFC 5550
Aug 2009
The Internet Email to Support Diverse Service Environments (Lemonade) Profile
2 RFCs
RFC 5788
Mar 2010
IMAP4 Keyword Registry
4 RFCs
RFC 5802
Jul 2010
Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM) SASL and GSS-API Mechanisms
15 RFCs
RFC 5803
Jul 2010
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Schema for Storing Salted Challenge Response Authentication Mechanism (SCRAM) Secrets
1 RFC
RFC 5804
Jul 2010
A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts
7 RFCs
RFC 5819
Mar 2010
IMAP4 Extension for Returning STATUS Information in Extended LIST
5 RFCs
RFC 6047
Dec 2010
iCalendar Message-Based Interoperability Protocol (iMIP)
5 RFCs
RFC 6133
Jul 2011
Sieve Email Filtering: Use of Presence Information with Auto-Responder Functionality
2 RFCs
RFC 6134
Jul 2011
Sieve Extension: Externally Stored Lists
5 RFCs
RFC 6196
Mar 2011
Moving mailserver: URI Scheme to Historic
RFC 6237
May 2011
IMAP4 Multimailbox SEARCH Extension
1 RFC
RFC 6331
Jul 2011
Moving DIGEST-MD5 to Historic
1 RFC
RFC 6455
Dec 2011
The WebSocket Protocol
28 RFCs
RFC 6468
Feb 2012
Sieve Notification Mechanism: SIP MESSAGE
RFC 6477
Jan 2012
Registration of Military Message Handling System (MMHS) Header Fields for Use in Internet Mail
RFC 6533
Feb 2012
Internationalized Delivery Status and Disposition Notifications
7 RFCs
RFC 6558
Mar 2012
Sieve Extension for Converting Messages before Delivery
1 RFC
RFC 6657
Jul 2012
Update to MIME regarding "charset" Parameter Handling in Textual Media Types
5 RFCs
RFC 6710
Aug 2012
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Extension for Message Transfer Priorities
3 RFCs
RFC 6758
Oct 2012
Tunneling of SMTP Message Transfer Priorities
RFC 6839
Jan 2013
Additional Media Type Structured Syntax Suffixes
6 RFCs
RFC 7162
May 2014
IMAP Extensions: Quick Flag Changes Resynchronization (CONDSTORE) and Quick Mailbox Resynchronization (QRESYNC)
5 RFCs
RFC 7281
Jun 2014
Authentication-Results Registration for S/MIME Signature Verification
2 RFCs
RFC 7377
Oct 2014
IMAP4 Multimailbox SEARCH Extension
1 RFC
RFC 7444
Feb 2015
Security Labels in Internet Email
RFC 7613
Aug 2015
Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Usernames and Passwords
14 RFCs
RFC 7804
Mar 2016
Salted Challenge Response HTTP Authentication Mechanism
1 RFC
RFC 7817
Mar 2016
Updated Transport Layer Security (TLS) Server Identity Check Procedure for Email-Related Protocols
2 RFCs
RFC 7888
May 2016
IMAP4 Non-synchronizing Literals
4 RFCs
RFC 7912
Jun 2016
Message Authorizing Email Header Field and Its Use for the Draft and Release Procedure
RFC 8098
Feb 2017
Message Disposition Notification
4 RFCs
RFC 8265
Oct 2017
Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Usernames and Passwords
10 RFCs
RFC 8398
May 2018
Internationalized Email Addresses in X.509 Certificates
6 RFCs
RFC 8494
Nov 2018
Multicast Email (MULE) over Allied Communications Publication (ACP) 142
RFC 8823
Apr 2021
Extensions to Automatic Certificate Management Environment for End-User S/MIME Certificates
2 RFCs
RFC 9051
Aug 2021
Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) - Version 4rev2
11 RFCs
RFC 9122
Jun 2023
IANA Registry for Sieve Actions
1 RFC
RFC 9208
Mar 2022
IMAP QUOTA Extension
RFC 9219
Apr 2022
S/MIME Signature Verification Extension to the JSON Meta Application Protocol (JMAP)
1 RFC
RFC 9394
Jun 2023
IMAP PARTIAL Extension for Paged SEARCH and FETCH
1 RFC
RFC 9586
May 2024
IMAP Extension for Using and Returning Unique Identifiers (UIDs) Only
RFC 9598
May 2024
Internationalized Email Addresses in X.509 Certificates
1 RFC
RFC 9738
Mar 2025
IMAP MESSAGELIMIT Extension
RFC 9787
Aug 2025
Guidance on End-to-End Email Security
1 RFC
RFC 9788
Aug 2025
Header Protection for Cryptographically Protected Email
1 RFC
Active Internet-Drafts (5)
draft-ietf-kitten-scram-2fa
draft-ietf-emailcore-iana-cleanup
draft-melnikov-jmap-smime-sender-extensions-alt
draft-ietf-mailmaint-pdparchive
draft-melnikov-smtp-rememberme
Expired Internet-Drafts (123)
draft-melnikov-imap-rememberme
draft-melnikov-sasl2
draft-melnikov-scram-bis
draft-melnikov-scram-sha3-512
draft-melnikov-scram-sha-512
draft-ietf-kitten-gssapi-extensions-iana
draft-nystrom-http-sasl
draft-melnikov-email-big-files
draft-ietf-jmap-smime-sender-extensions
draft-ietf-extra-imap-64bit
draft-melnikov-iana-reg-cd-encapsulated
draft-melnikov-smime-msa-to-mda
draft-melnikov-email-draft-and-release
draft-ietf-lamps-header-protection-requirements
draft-ietf-acme-email-tls
draft-melnikov-smime-header-signing
draft-melnikov-acme-email-tls-smime
draft-melnikov-rfc6533bis
draft-melnikov-mdn-3798bis-eai
draft-melnikov-uta-dnssec-email-tls-certs
draft-melnikov-imap-capabilities
draft-melnikov-dmap
draft-melnikov-rfc3501bis
draft-melnikov-mmhs-profile
draft-liang-iana-pen
draft-melnikov-smtp-metadata
draft-iana-charset-reg-procedure
draft-melnikov-imap-postaddress
draft-melnikov-httpbis-scram-auth
draft-melnikov-email-user-agent
draft-unicorn-httpbis-http2
draft-turner-vcard-smimecaps
draft-ietf-vcarddav-social-networks
draft-melnikov-pop3-over-tls
draft-melnikov-smtp-altrecip-on-error
draft-ietf-eai-dsnbis
draft-ietf-sasl-4422bis
draft-melnikov-lemonade-convert-params
draft-ietf-morg-collations
draft-melnikov-lemonade-convert-discovery
draft-melnikov-smtp-lang
draft-ietf-sasl-rfc2831bis
draft-cridland-sasl-hexa
draft-melnikov-ldap-krb-authzid
draft-melnikov-imapext-quota
draft-melnikov-lemonade-imap-events
draft-ietf-lemonade-reconnect
draft-sayre-http-hmac-digest
draft-melnikov-nsap-ipv6
draft-melnikov-itot-tls
draft-melnikov-condstore-sort
draft-melnikov-rfc1278bis
draft-melnikov-imap-createparams
draft-melnikov-rfc2192bis
draft-burger-smtp-rdlv
draft-zeilenga-sasl-rfc2222bis
draft-melnikov-acl-rights
draft-melnikov-imap-rfc2180bis
draft-ietf-imapext-acl
draft-melnikov-imap-transitional-capa
draft-melnikov-ldap-distr-auth
draft-elvey-refuse-sieve
draft-newman-sasl-c-api
draft-ietf-acap-option
draft-ietf-acap-mediatype
draft-melnikov-sasl-auxprop-attrs
draft-melnikov-http-auth-url
draft-cridland-imap-quota
draft-neystadt-imap-status-counters
draft-ietf-acap-authid
draft-melnikov-sasl-digest-aes
draft-ietf-cat-sasl-gssapi
draft-gahrns-imap-language
draft-melnikov-acap-xml
draft-melnikov-submit-port
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