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RFC 3530: Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 7530.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 7530 — Network File System (NFS) Version 4 Protocol

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The Network File System (NFS) version 4 is a distributed filesystem protocol which owes heritage to NFS protocol version 2, RFC 1094, and version 3, RFC 1813. Unlike earlier versions, the NFS version 4 protocol supports traditional file access while integrating support for file locking and the mount protocol. In addition, support for strong security (and its negotiation), compound operations, client caching, and internationalization have been added. Of course, attention has been applied to making NFS version 4 operate well in an Internet environment. This document replaces RFC 3010 as the definition of the NFS version 4 protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC3530
Published
April 2003
Authors
S. Shepler; B. Callaghan; D. Robinson; R. Thurlow; C. Beame; M. Eisler; D. Noveck
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
wit
Pages
275
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 3010
Obsoleted by:
RFC 7530

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 3010 (2000)
  2. RFC 3530 (2003)
  3. RFC 7530 (2015) ✓

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