RFC 5785 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2010
SAT · 13 JUN 2026
Defining Well-Known Uniform Resource Identifiers
Overview
RFC 5785, “Defining Well-Known Uniform Resource Identifiers”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2010 by M. Nottingham, E. Hammer-Lahav. It updates RFC 2616, RFC 2818. It has been obsoleted by RFC 8615 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines a path prefix for "well-known locations", "/.well-known/", in selected Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) schemes. [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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