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RFC 9920: RFC Editor Model (Version 3)

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This document specifies version 3 of the RFC Editor Model. The model defines two high-level tasks related to the RFC Series. First, policy definition is the joint responsibility of the RFC Series Working Group (RSWG), which produces policy proposals, and the RFC Series Approval Board (RSAB), which approves such proposals. Second, policy implementation is primarily the responsibility of the RFC Production Center (RPC) as contractually overseen by the IETF Administration Limited Liability Company (IETF LLC). In addition, various responsibilities of the RFC Editor function are now performed alone or in combination by the RSWG, RSAB, RPC, RFC Series Consulting Editor (RSCE), and IETF LLC. Finally, this document specifies the Editorial Stream for publication of future policy definition documents produced through the processes defined herein. Since the publication of RFC 9280, lessons have been learned about implementing this model. This document lists some of those lessons learned and updates RFC 9280 based on that experience. This document obsoletes RFC 9280. This document updates RFCs 7841, 7991, 7992, 7993, 7994, 7995, 7996, 7997, 8729, 8730, and 9720.

Document record

Document ID
RFC9920
Published
February 2026
Authors
P. Hoffman; A. Rossi
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
Editorial
Area
—
Pages
33
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 9280
Updates:
RFC 7841, RFC 7991, RFC 7992, RFC 7993, RFC 7994, RFC 7995, RFC 7996, RFC 7997, RFC 8729, RFC 8730, RFC 9720

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 7 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 5620 (2009)
  2. RFC 6548 (2012)
  3. RFC 6635 (2012)
  4. RFC 8728 (2020)
  5. RFC 8730 (2020)
  6. RFC 9280 (2022)
  7. RFC 9920 (2026)

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