RFC 5323 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning SEARCH
Overview
RFC 5323, “Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning SEARCH”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2008 by J. Reschke, S. Reddy, J. Davis, A. Babich. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a set of methods, headers, and properties composing Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) SEARCH, an application of the HTTP/1.1 protocol to efficiently search for DAV resources based upon a set of client-supplied criteria. [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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