RFC 2930 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2000
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Secret Key Establishment for DNS
Overview
RFC 2930, “Secret Key Establishment for DNS”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 2000 by D. Eastlake 3rd. It has since been updated by RFC 6895. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a Transaction Key (TKEY) RR that can be used in a number of different modes to establish shared secret keys between a DNS resolver and server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2000
- RFC 2929 Domain Name System IANA Considerations
- RFC 2931 DNS Request and Transaction Signatures ( SIG s )
- RFC 2928 Initial IPv6 Sub-TLA ID Assignments
- RFC 2932 IPv4 Multicast Routing MIB
- RFC 2927 MIME Directory Profile for LDAP Schema
- RFC 2933 Internet Group Management Protocol MIB
- RFC 2926 Conversion of LDAP Schemas to and from SLP Templates
- RFC 2934 Protocol Independent Multicast MIB for IPv4