RFC 5992 · INFORMATIONAL · 2010

Internationalized Domain Names Registration and Administration Guidelines for European Languages Using Cyrillic

Overview

RFC 5992, “Internationalized Domain Names Registration and Administration Guidelines for European Languages Using Cyrillic”, is an Informational document published in October 2010 by S. Sharikov, D. Miloshevic, J. Klensin. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document is a guideline for registries and registrars on registering internationalized domain names (IDNs) based on (in alphabetical order) Bosnian, Bulgarian, Byelorussian, Kildin Sami, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian languages in a DNS zone. It describes appropriate characters for registration and variant considerations for characters from Greek and Latin scripts with similar appearances and/or derivations. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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