RFC 3845: DNS Security (DNSSEC) NextSECure (NSEC) RDATA Format
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 redefines the wire format of the "Type Bit Map" field in the DNS NextSECure (NSEC) resource record RDATA format to cover the full resource record (RR) type space. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3845
- Published
- August 2004
- Authors
- J. Schlyter
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 7
- Also known as
- —
Topics
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 13 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 2065 (1997)
- RFC 2535 (1999)
- RFC 3008 (2000)
- RFC 3090 (2001)
- RFC 3445 (2002)
- RFC 3655 (2003)
- RFC 3658 (2003)
- RFC 3755 (2004)
- RFC 3757 (2004)
- RFC 3845 (2004)
- RFC 4033 (2005)
- RFC 4034 (2005)
- RFC 4035 (2005) ✓
Read the full history of Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions →
Referenced by
3 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
Related documents
Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.
- RFC 3655Redefinition of DNS Authenticated Data (AD) bitObsoleted
November 2003
- RFC 3597Handling of Unknown DNS Resource Record (RR) TypesUpdated
September 2003
- RFC 3445Limiting the Scope of the KEY Resource Record (RR)Obsoleted
December 2002
- RFC 3123A DNS RR Type for Lists of Address Prefixes (APL RR)Current
June 2001
- RFC 4635HMAC SHA (Hashed Message Authentication Code, Secure Hash Algorithm) TSIG Algorithm IdentifiersObsoleted
August 2006
- RFC 3404Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Four: The Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI)Current
October 2002
- RFC 3403Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Three: The Domain Name System (DNS) DatabaseCurrent
October 2002
- RFC 3402Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Two: The AlgorithmCurrent
October 2002
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