RFC 3652 · INFORMATIONAL · 2003

Handle System Protocol Specification

Overview

RFC 3652, “Handle System Protocol Specification”, is an Informational document published in November 2003 by S. Sun, S. Reilly, L. Lannom, J. Petrone. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Handle System is a general-purpose global name service that allows secured name resolution and administration over the public Internet. This document describes the protocol used for client software to access the Handle System for both handle resolution and administration. The protocol specifies the procedure for a client software to locate the responsible handle server of any given handle. It also defines the messages exchanged between the client and server for any handle operation.

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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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