DNS Zone Transfer Protocol
RFC 5936, “DNS Zone Transfer Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2010 by E. Lewis, A. Hoenes. It updates RFC 1034, RFC 1035. It has since been updated by RFC 9103. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The standard means within the Domain Name System protocol for maintaining coherence among a zone's authoritative name servers consists of three mechanisms. Authoritative Transfer (AXFR) is one of the mechanisms and is defined in RFC 1034 and RFC 1035.
The definition of AXFR has proven insufficient in detail, thereby forcing implementations intended to be compliant to make assumptions, impeding interoperability. Yet today we have a satisfactory set of implementations that do interoperate. This document is a new definition of AXFR -- new in the sense that it records an accurate definition of an interoperable AXFR mechanism. [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.
The canonical text of RFC 5936 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.
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