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RFC 7480: HTTP Usage in the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)

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

This document is one of a collection that together describes the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP). It describes how RDAP is transported using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). RDAP is a successor protocol to the very old WHOIS protocol. The purpose of this document is to clarify the use of standard HTTP mechanisms for this application.

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Document ID
RFC7480
Published
March 2015
Authors
A. Newton; B. Ellacott; N. Kong
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
16
Also known as
STD95

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