RFC Editor Model (Version 3)
This specification has been revised 6 times since RFC 5620 (2009). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current versions — implement against these
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 5620RFC Editor Model (Version 1)ObsoletedAugust 2009informationalreplaced by RFC6548, RFC6635
- RFC 6548Independent Submission Editor ModelObsoletedJune 2012informationalreplaced by RFC8730
- RFC 6635RFC Editor Model (Version 2)ObsoletedJune 2012informationalreplaced by RFC8728
- RFC 8728RFC Editor Model (Version 2)ObsoletedFebruary 2020informationalreplaced by RFC9280
- RFC 9280RFC Editor Model (Version 3)ObsoletedJune 2022informationalreplaced by RFC9920
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 9920 (February 2026).