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RFC 3406: Uniform Resource Names (URN) Namespace Definition Mechanisms

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

This document lays out general definitions of and mechanisms for establishing Uniform Resource Names (URN) "namespaces". The URN WG has defined a syntax for URNs in RFC 2141, as well as some proposed mechanisms for their resolution and use in Internet applications in RFC 3401 and RFC 3405. The whole rests on the concept of individual "namespaces" within the URN structure. Apart from proof-of-concept namespaces, the use of existing identifiers in URNs has been discussed in RFC 2288. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

Document record

Document ID
RFC3406
Published
October 2002
Authors
L. Daigle; D. van Gulik; R. Iannella; P. Faltstrom
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
22
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 2611
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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