RFC 7033: WebFinger
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This specification defines the WebFinger protocol, which can be used to discover information about people or other entities on the Internet using standard HTTP methods. WebFinger discovers information for a URI that might not be usable as a locator otherwise, such as account or email URIs.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC7033
- Published
- September 2013
- Authors
- P. Jones; G. Salgueiro; M. Jones; J. Smarr
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- art
- Pages
- 28
- Also known as
- —
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