RFC 7719: DNS Terminology

The DNS is defined in literally dozens of different RFCs. The terminology used by implementers and developers of DNS protocols, and by operators of DNS…

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Outgoing relationships (47 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Normative reference — RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
Normative reference — RFC 4033: DNS Security Introduction and Requirements
Normative reference — RFC 4034: Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 4035: Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 1123: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support
Normative reference — RFC 2136: Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DNS UPDATE)
Normative reference — RFC 2181: Clarifications to the DNS Specification
Normative reference — RFC 5155: DNS Security (DNSSEC) Hashed Authenticated Denial of Existence
Normative reference — RFC 6891: Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0))
Normative reference — RFC 2308: Negative Caching of DNS Queries (DNS NCACHE)
Normative reference — RFC 5730: Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
Normative reference — RFC 1996: A Mechanism for Prompt Notification of Zone Changes (DNS NOTIFY)
Normative reference — RFC 6672: DNAME Redirection in the DNS
Normative reference — RFC 4592: The Role of Wildcards in the Domain Name System
Normative reference — RFC 6781: DNSSEC Operational Practices, Version 2
Normative reference — RFC 882: Domain names: Concepts and facilities
Normative reference — RFC 7344: Automating DNSSEC Delegation Trust Maintenance
Normative reference — RFC 5936: DNS Zone Transfer Protocol (AXFR)
Normative reference — RFC 6840: Clarifications and Implementation Notes for DNS Security (DNSSEC)
Normative reference — RFC 2182: Selection and Operation of Secondary DNS Servers
Normative reference — RFC 6561: Recommendations for the Remediation of Bots in ISP Networks
Normative reference — RFC 6841: A Framework for DNSSEC Policies and DNSSEC Practice Statements
Informative reference — RFC 5890: Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Definitions and Document Framework
Informative reference — RFC 5891: Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA): Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 6265: HTTP State Management Mechanism
Informative reference — RFC 952: DoD Internet host table specification
Informative reference — RFC 5894: Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA): Background, Explanation, and Rationale
Informative reference — RFC 5892: The Unicode Code Points and Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA)
Informative reference — RFC 5893: Right-to-Left Scripts for Internationalized Domain Names for Applications (IDNA)
Informative reference — RFC 3912: WHOIS Protocol Specification
Informative reference — RFC 6365: Terminology Used in Internationalization in the IETF
Informative reference — RFC 7481: Security Services for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
Informative reference — RFC 1995: Incremental Zone Transfer in DNS
Informative reference — RFC 4786: Operation of Anycast Services
Informative reference — RFC 7480: HTTP Usage in the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
Informative reference — RFC 5625: DNS Proxy Implementation Guidelines
Informative reference — RFC 4641: DNSSEC Operational Practices
Informative reference — RFC 6055: IAB Thoughts on Encodings for Internationalized Domain Names
Informative reference — RFC 7482: Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Format
Informative reference — RFC 7483: JSON Responses for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
Informative reference — RFC 819: The Domain Naming Convention for Internet User Applications
Informative reference — RFC 7129: Authenticated Denial of Existence in the DNS
Informative reference — RFC 7484: Finding the Authoritative Registration Data (RDAP) Service
Informative reference — RFC 7485: Inventory and Analysis of WHOIS Registration Objects
Informative reference — RFC 4956: DNS Security (DNSSEC) Opt-In
Informative reference — RFC 4697: Observed DNS Resolution Misbehavior

Incoming relationships (9 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by — RFC 8499: DNS Terminology
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9499: DNS Terminology
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7871: Client Subnet in DNS Queries
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8020: NXDOMAIN: There Really Is Nothing Underneath
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8244: Special-Use Domain Names Problem Statement
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8023: Report from the Workshop and Prize on Root Causes and Mitigation of Name Collisions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8117: Current Hostname Practice Considered Harmful
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8222: Selecting Labels for Use with Conventional DNS and Other Resolution Systems in DNS-Based Service Discovery