RFC 3981 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2005

IRIS: The Internet Registry Information Service Core Protocol

Overview

RFC 3981, “IRIS: The Internet Registry Information Service Core Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2005 by A. Newton, M. Sanz. It has since been updated by RFC 4992. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes an application layer client-server protocol for a framework to represent the query and result operations of the information services of Internet registries. Specified in the Extensible Markup Language (XML), the protocol defines generic query and result operations and a mechanism for extending these operations for specific registry service needs. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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RFC 4992
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