RFC 7706: Decreasing Access Time to Root Servers by Running One on Loopback

Some DNS recursive resolvers have longer-than-desired round-trip times to the closest DNS root server. Some DNS recursive resolver operators want to prevent…

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Outgoing relationships (3 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 4033: DNS Security Introduction and Requirements

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Obsoleted by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 8806: Running a Root Server Local to a Resolver