RFCs about domain name system

65 documents indexed under this keyword

RFC 2247Using Domains in LDAP/X.500 Distinguished NamesUpdated
January 1998proposed standard
RFC 2308Negative Caching of DNS Queries (DNS NCACHE)Updated
March 1998proposed standard
RFC 2345Domain Names and Company Name RetrievalCurrent
May 1998experimental
RFC 2539Storage of Diffie-Hellman Keys in the Domain Name System (DNS)Updated
March 1999proposed standard
RFC 2540Detached Domain Name System (DNS) InformationCurrent
March 1999experimental
RFC 2671Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0)Obsoleted
August 1999proposed standardreplaced by RFC6891
RFC 2672Non-Terminal DNS Name RedirectionObsoleted
August 1999proposed standardreplaced by RFC6672
RFC 2673Binary Labels in the Domain Name SystemObsoleted
August 1999historicreplaced by RFC6891
RFC 2782A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV)Updated
February 2000proposed standard
RFC 2874DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and RenumberingUpdated
July 2000historic
RFC 2915The Naming Authority Pointer (NAPTR) DNS Resource RecordObsoleted
September 2000proposed standardreplaced by RFC3401, RFC3402, RFC3403, RFC3404
RFC 2916E.164 number and DNSObsoleted
September 2000proposed standardreplaced by RFC3761
RFC 2930Secret Key Establishment for DNS (TKEY RR)Updated
September 2000proposed standard
RFC 2931DNS Request and Transaction Signatures ( SIG(0)s )Current
September 2000proposed standard
RFC 3007Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Dynamic UpdateCurrent
November 2000proposed standard
RFC 3088OpenLDAP Root Service An experimental LDAP referral serviceCurrent
April 2001experimental
RFC 3110RSA/SHA-1 SIGs and RSA KEYs in the Domain Name System (DNS)Updated
May 2001proposed standard
RFC 3123A DNS RR Type for Lists of Address Prefixes (APL RR)Current
June 2001experimental
RFC 3397Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Domain Search OptionCurrent
November 2002proposed standard
RFC 3401Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part One: The Comprehensive DDDSCurrent
October 2002informational
RFC 3402Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Two: The AlgorithmCurrent
October 2002proposed standard
RFC 3403Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Three: The Domain Name System (DNS) DatabaseCurrent
October 2002proposed standard
RFC 3404Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Four: The Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI)Current
October 2002proposed standard
RFC 3425Obsoleting IQUERYCurrent
November 2002proposed standard
RFC 3596DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6Current
October 2003internet standard
RFC 3597Handling of Unknown DNS Resource Record (RR) TypesUpdated
September 2003proposed standard
RFC 3645Generic Security Service Algorithm for Secret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS (GSS-TSIG)Current
October 2003proposed standard
RFC 3646DNS Configuration options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)Current
December 2003proposed standard
RFC 3658Delegation Signer (DS) Resource Record (RR)Obsoleted
December 2003proposed standardreplaced by RFC4033, RFC4034, RFC4035
RFC 3681Delegation of E.F.F.3.IP6.ARPACurrent
January 2004best current practice
RFC 3761The E.164 to Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Application (ENUM)Obsoleted
April 2004proposed standardreplaced by RFC6116, RFC6117
RFC 3832Remote Service Discovery in the Service Location Protocol (SLP) via DNS SRVUpdated
July 2004experimental
RFC 3901DNS IPv6 Transport Operational GuidelinesObsoleted
September 2004best current practicereplaced by RFC10001
RFC 3915Domain Registry Grace Period Mapping for the Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)Current
October 2004proposed standard
RFC 4033DNS Security Introduction and RequirementsUpdated
March 2005proposed standard
RFC 4034Resource Records for the DNS Security ExtensionsUpdated
March 2005proposed standard
RFC 4035Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security ExtensionsUpdated
March 2005proposed standard
RFC 4143Facsimile Using Internet Mail (IFAX) Service of ENUMUpdated
November 2005proposed standard
RFC 4159Deprecation of "ip6.int"Current
August 2005best current practice
RFC 4185National and Local Characters for DNS Top Level Domain (TLD) NamesCurrent
October 2005informational
RFC 4255Using DNS to Securely Publish Secure Shell (SSH) Key FingerprintsCurrent
January 2006proposed standard
RFC 4355IANA Registration for Enumservices email, fax, mms, ems, and smsUpdated
January 2006proposed standard
RFC 4367What's in a Name: False Assumptions about DNS NamesCurrent
February 2006informational
RFC 4470Minimally Covering NSEC Records and DNSSEC On-line SigningCurrent
April 2006proposed standard
RFC 4472Operational Considerations and Issues with IPv6 DNSCurrent
April 2006informational
RFC 4509Use of SHA-256 in DNSSEC Delegation Signer (DS) Resource Records (RRs)Current
May 2006proposed standard
RFC 4697Observed DNS Resolution MisbehaviorUpdated
October 2006best current practice
RFC 5155DNS Security (DNSSEC) Hashed Authenticated Denial of ExistenceUpdated
March 2008proposed standard
RFC 51586to4 Reverse DNS Delegation SpecificationUpdated
March 2008informational
RFC 5205Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Domain Name System (DNS) ExtensionsObsoleted
April 2008experimentalreplaced by RFC8005
RFC 5507Design Choices When Expanding the DNSCurrent
April 2009informational
RFC 5864DNS SRV Resource Records for AFSUpdated
April 2010proposed standard
RFC 6117IANA Registration of Enumservices: Guide, Template, and IANA ConsiderationsCurrent
March 2011proposed standard
RFC 6118Update of Legacy IANA Registrations of EnumservicesCurrent
March 2011proposed standard
RFC 6168Requirements for Management of Name Servers for the DNSCurrent
May 2011informational
RFC 6594Use of the SHA-256 Algorithm with RSA, Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), and Elliptic Curve DSA (ECDSA) in SSHFP Resource RecordsCurrent
April 2012proposed standard
RFC 6891Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0))Current
April 2013internet standard
RFC 7626DNS Privacy ConsiderationsObsoleted
August 2015informationalreplaced by RFC9076
RFC 7830The EDNS(0) Padding OptionCurrent
May 2016proposed standard
RFC 8005Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Domain Name System (DNS) ExtensionCurrent
October 2016proposed standard
RFC 8499DNS TerminologyObsoleted
January 2019best current practicereplaced by RFC9499
RFC 8552Scoped Interpretation of DNS Resource Records through "Underscored" Naming of Attribute LeavesCurrent
March 2019best current practice
RFC 8553DNS Attrleaf Changes: Fixing Specifications That Use Underscored Node NamesCurrent
March 2019best current practice
RFC 9499DNS TerminologyCurrent
March 2024best current practice
RFC 10023The "_for-sale" Underscored and Globally Scoped DNS Node NameCurrent
July 2026informational