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RFC 7871: Client Subnet in DNS Queries

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This document describes an Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0) option that is in active use to carry information about the network that originated a DNS query and the network for which the subsequent response can be cached. Since it has some known operational and privacy shortcomings, a revision will be worked through the IETF for improvement.

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Document ID
RFC7871
Published
May 2016
Authors
C. Contavalli; W. van der Gaast; D. Lawrence; W. Kumari
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
30
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