RFC 3596: DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6

This document defines the changes that need to be made to the Domain Name System (DNS) to support hosts running IP version 6 (IPv6). The changes include a…

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Outgoing relationships (2 related RFCs)

Obsoletes — RFC 1886: DNS Extensions to support IP version 6
Obsoletes — RFC 3152: Delegation of IP6.ARPA

Incoming relationships (22 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6731: Improved Recursive DNS Server Selection for Multi-Interfaced Nodes
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5782: DNS Blacklists and Whitelists
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8005: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Domain Name System (DNS) Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8738: Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) IP Identifier Validation Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5158: 6to4 Reverse DNS Delegation Specification
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7216: Location Information Server (LIS) Discovery Using IP Addresses and Reverse DNS
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3901: DNS IPv6 Transport Operational Guidelines
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6563: Moving A6 to Historic Status
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7849: An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9665: Service Registration Protocol for DNS-Based Service Discovery
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4159: Deprecation of "ip6.int"
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7745: XML Schemas for Reverse DNS Management
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8686: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Cross-Domain Server Discovery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4213: Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4704: The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) Client Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Option
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5732: Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Host Mapping
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7001: Message Header Field for Indicating Message Authentication Status
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8994: An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7601: Message Header Field for Indicating Message Authentication Status
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8117: Current Hostname Practice Considered Harmful
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3974: SMTP Operational Experience in Mixed IPv4/v6 Environments