RFC 3652: Handle System Protocol (ver 2.1) Specification
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The Handle System is a general-purpose global name service that allows secured name resolution and administration over the public Internet. This document describes the protocol used for client software to access the Handle System for both handle resolution and administration. The protocol specifies the procedure for a client software to locate the responsible handle server of any given handle. It also defines the messages exchanged between the client and server for any handle operation.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3652
- Published
- November 2003
- Authors
- S. Sun; S. Reilly; L. Lannom; J. Petrone
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 53
- Also known as
- —
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