Key DNS Protocol RFCs
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| RFC No. | RFC Title |
|---|---|
| 7720 | DNS Root Name Service Protocol and Deployment Requirements |
| 7719 | DNS Terminology |
| 7706 | Decreasing Access Time to Root Servers by Running One on Loopback |
| 7686 | The \".onion\" Special-Use Domain Name |
| 7626 | DNS Privacy Considerations |
| 7558 | Requirements for Scalable DNS-Based Service Discovery (DNS-SD) / Multicast DNS (mDNS) Extensions |
| 7553 | The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) DNS Resource Record |
| 7535 | AS112 Redirection Using DNAME |
| 7534 | AS112 Nameserver Operations |
| 7393 | Using the Port Control Protocol (PCP) to Update Dynamic DNS |
| 7314 | Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS) EXPIRE Option |
| 7304 | A Method for Mitigating Namespace Collisions |
| 7085 | Top-Level Domains That Are Already Dotless |
| 7043 | Resource Records for EUI-48 and EUI-64 Addresses in the DNS |
| 6927 | Variants in Second-Level Names Registered in Top-Level Domains |
| 6912 | Principles for Unicode Code Point Inclusion in Labels in the DNS |
| 6895 | Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations |
| 6891 | Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0)) |
| 6885 | Stringprep Revision and Problem Statement for the Preparation and Comparison of Internationalized Strings (PRECIS) |
| 6844 | DNS Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) Resource Record |
| 6804 | DISCOVER: Supporting Multicast DNS Queries |
| 6763 | DNS-Based Service Discovery |
| 6762 | Multicast DNS |
| 6761 | Special-Use Domain Names |
| 6742 | DNS Resource Records for the Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) |
| 6731 | Improved Recursive DNS Server Selection for Multi-Interfaced Nodes |
| 6686 | Resolution of the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and the Sender ID Experiments |
| 6672 | DNAME Redirection in the DNS |
| 6652 | Sender Policy Framework (SPF) Authentication Failure Reporting Using the Abuse Reporting Format |
| 6641 | Using DNS SRV to Specify a Global File Namespace with NFS Version 4 |
| 6604 | xNAME RCODE and Status Bits Clarification |
| 6563 | Moving A6 to Historic Status |
| 6452 | The Unicode Code Points and Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA) - Unicode 6.0 |
| 6303 | Locally Served DNS Zones |
| 6195 | Domain Name System (DNS) IANA Considerations |
| 6186 | Use of SRV Records for Locating Email Submission/Access Services |
| 6168 | Requirements for Management of Name Servers for the DNS |
| 6055 | IAB Thoughts on Encodings for Internationalized Domain Names |
| 5992 | Internationalized Domain Names Registration and Administration Guidelines for European Languages Using Cyrillic |
| 5966 | DNS Transport over TCP - Implementation Requirements |
| 5936 | DNS Zone Transfer Protocol (AXFR) |
| 5895 | Mapping Characters for Internationalized Domain Names for Appliations (IDNA) 2008 |
| 5894 | Internationalized Domain Names for Appliations (IDNA): Background Explanation and Rationale |
| 5893 | Right-to-Left Scripts for Internationalized Domain Names for Appliations (IDNA) |
| 5892 | The Unicode Code Points and Internationalized Domain Names for Appliations (IDNA) |
| 5891 | Internationalized Domain Names for Appliations (IDNA): Protocol |
| 5890 | Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Definitions and Document Framework |
| 5864 | DNS SRV Resource Records for AFS |
| 5855 | Nameservers for IPv4 and IPv6 Reverse Zones |
| 5679 | Locating IEEE 802.21 Mobility Services Using DNS |
| 5507 | Design Choices When Expanding the DNS |
| 5205 | Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Domain Name System (DNS) Extensions [HIP RR] |
| 5158 | 6to4 Reverse DNS Delegation Specification |
| 5001 | DNS Name Server Identifier (NSID) Option |
| 4892 | Requirements for a Mechanism Identifying a Name Server Instance |
| 4701 | A DNS Resource Record (RR) for Encoding Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Information (DHCID RR) |
| 4697 | Observed DNS Resolution Misbehavior |
| 4690 | Review and Recommendations for Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) |
| 4592 | The Role of Wildcards in the Domain Name System |
| 4472 | Operational Considerations and Issues with IPv6 DNS |
| 4407 | Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in E-Mail Version 1 |
| 4406 | Purported Responsible Address in E-Mail Messages |
| 4405 | Sender ID: Authenticating E-Mail |
| 4367 | What’s in a Name: False Assumptions about DNS Names |
| 4343 | Domain Name System (DNS) Case Insensitivity Clarification |
| 4290 | Suggested Practices for Registration of Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) |
| 4185 | National and Local Characters for DNS Top Level Domain (TLD) Names |
| 4183 | A Suggested Scheme for DNS Resolution of Networks and Gateways |
| 4159 | Deprecation of “ip6.int†|
| 4074 | Common Misbehavior Against DNS Queries for IPv6 Addresses |
| 3901 | DNS IPv6 Transport Operational Guidelines |
| 3681 | Delegation of E.F.F.3.IP6.ARPA. |
| 3597 | Handling of Unknown DNS Resource Record (RR) Types |
| 3596 | DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6 |
| 3492 | Punycode: A Bootstring encoding of Unicode for Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) |
| 3491 | Nameprep: A Stringprep Profile for Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) |
| 3490 | Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) |
| 3467 | Role of the Domain Name System (DNS) |
| 3425 | Obsoleting IQUERY |
| 3364 | Tradeoffs in Domain Name System (DNS) Support for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) |
| 3363 | Representing Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Addresses in the Domain Name System (DNS) |
| 3258 | Distributing Authoritative Name Servers via Shared Unicast Addresses |
| 3123 | A DNS RR Type for Lists of Address Prefixes (APL RR) |
| 2874 | DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and Renumbering |
| 2870 | Root Name Server Operational Requirements |
| 2782 | A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV) |
| 2673 | Binary Labels in the Domain Name System |
| 2672 | Non-Terminal DNS Name Redirection |
| 2671 | Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS0) |
| 2540 | Detached Domain Name System (DNS) Information |
| 2539 | Storage of Diffie-Hellman Keys in the Domain Name System (DNS) |
| 2536 | DSA KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System (DNS) |
| 2317 | Classless IN-ADDR.ARPA delegation |
| 2308 | Negative Caching of DNS Queries (DNS NCACHE) |
| 2219 | Use of DNS Aliases for Network Services |
| 2182 | Selection and Operation of Secondary DNS Servers |
| 2181 | Clarifications to the DNS Specification |
| 2163 | Using the Internet DNS to Distribute MIXER Conformant Global Address Mapping (MCGAM) |
| 2136 | Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE) |
| 1996 | A Mechanism for Prompt Notification of Zone Changes (DNS NOTIFY) |
| 1995 | Incremental Zone Transfer in DNS |
| 1982 | Serial Number Arithmetic |
| 1876 | A Means for Expressing Location Information in the Domain Name System |
| 1712 | DNS Encoding of Geographical Location |
| 1706 | DNS NSAP Resource Records |
| 1591 | Domain Name System Structure and Delegation |
| 1480 | The US Domain |
| 1464 | Using the Domain Name System to Store Arbitrary Sting Attributes |
| 1183 | New DNS RR Definitions |
| 1101 | DNS encoding of network names and other types |
| 1035 | Domain names implementation and specification |
| 1034 | Domain names concepts and facilities |