RFC 5782: DNS Blacklists and Whitelists

The rise of spam and other anti-social behavior on the Internet has led to the creation of shared blacklists and whitelists of IP addresses or domains. The…

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Outgoing relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Normative reference — RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 2606: Reserved Top Level DNS Names
Normative reference — RFC 3596: DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6
Normative reference — RFC 5518: Vouch By Reference
Informative reference — RFC 3833: Threat Analysis of the Domain Name System (DNS)

Incoming relationships (5 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8904: DNS Whitelist (DNSWL) Email Authentication Method Extension
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7754: Technical Considerations for Internet Service Blocking and Filtering
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7070: An Architecture for Reputation Reporting
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6647: Email Greylisting: An Applicability Statement for SMTP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6471: Overview of Best Email DNS-Based List (DNSBL) Operational Practices