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RFC 3445: Limiting the Scope of the KEY Resource Record (RR)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4033 — DNS Security Introduction and Requirements; RFC 4034 — Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions; RFC 4035 — Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions

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

This document limits the Domain Name System (DNS) KEY Resource Record (RR) to only keys used by the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC). The original KEY RR used sub-typing to store both DNSSEC keys and arbitrary application keys. Storing both DNSSEC and application keys with the same record type is a mistake. This document removes application keys from the KEY record by redefining the Protocol Octet field in the KEY RR Data. As a result of removing application keys, all but one of the flags in the KEY record become unnecessary and are redefined. Three existing application key sub-types are changed to reserved, but the format of the KEY record is not changed. This document updates RFC 2535. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC3445
Published
December 2002
Authors
D. Massey; S. Rose
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
10
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035
Updates:
RFC 2535

Topics

Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 13 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2065 (1997)
  2. RFC 2535 (1999)
  3. RFC 3008 (2000)
  4. RFC 3090 (2001)
  5. RFC 3445 (2002)
  6. RFC 3655 (2003)
  7. RFC 3658 (2003)
  8. RFC 3755 (2004)
  9. RFC 3757 (2004)
  10. RFC 3845 (2004)
  11. RFC 4033 (2005)
  12. RFC 4034 (2005)
  13. RFC 4035 (2005) ✓

Read the full history of Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions →

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3 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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