RFC 3617 · INFORMATIONAL · 2003

Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme and Applicability Statement for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol

Overview

RFC 3617, “Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme and Applicability Statement for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol”, is an Informational document published in October 2003 by E. Lear. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a very simple TRIVIAL protocol that has been in use on the Internet for quite a long time. While this document discourages its continued use, largely due to security concerns, we do define a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme, as well as discuss the protocol's applicability.

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