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RFC 2141: URN Syntax

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 8141.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 8141 — Uniform Resource Names (URNs)

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

Uniform Resource Names (URNs) are intended to serve as persistent, location-independent, resource identifiers. This document sets forward the canonical syntax for URNs. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2141
Published
May 1997
Authors
R. Moats
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
8
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8141

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2141 (1997)
  2. RFC 2611 (1999)
  3. RFC 3406 (2002)
  4. RFC 8141 (2017) ✓

Read the full history of Uniform Resource Names (URNs) →

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