RFC 2541 · INFORMATIONAL · 1999
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
DNS Security Operational Considerations
Overview
RFC 2541, “DNS Security Operational Considerations”, is an Informational document published in March 1999 by D. Eastlake 3rd. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4641 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses these operational aspects for keys and signatures used in connection with the KEY and SIG DNS resource records. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1999
- RFC 2540 Detached Domain Name System Information
- RFC 2542 Terminology and Goals for Internet Fax
- RFC 2539 Storage of Diffie-Hellman Keys in the Domain Name System
- RFC 2543 SIP: Session Initiation Protocol
- RFC 2538 Storing Certificates in the Domain Name System
- RFC 2544 Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices
- RFC 2537 RSA/MD5 KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System
- RFC 2545 Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain Routing