RFC 7720: DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The DNS root name service is a critical part of the Internet architecture. The protocol and deployment requirements for the DNS root name service are defined in this document. Operational requirements are out of scope.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC7720
- Published
- December 2015
- Authors
- M. Blanchet; L-J. Liman
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 6
- Also known as
- BCP40
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 2870
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 2010 (1996)
- RFC 2870 (2000)
- RFC 7720 (2015)
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