RFC 2540: Detached Domain Name System (DNS) Information

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A standard format is defined for representing detached DNS information. This is anticipated to be of use for storing information retrieved from the Domain Name System (DNS), including security information, in archival contexts or contexts not connected to the Internet. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID

RFC2540

Published

March 1999

Authors

D. Eastlake 3rd

Status

EXPERIMENTAL

Stream

IETF

Area

sec

Pages

6

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• DOI: 10.17487/RFC2540

Topics

• DNS-INFO
• Domain Name System
• security
• digital
• signatures
• authentication

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• EXPERIMENTAL
• 1999
• IETF stream
• sec area