RFC 6302 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2011
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Logging Recommendations for Internet-Facing Servers
Overview
RFC 6302, “Logging Recommendations for Internet-Facing Servers”, is a Best Current Practice document published in June 2011 by A. Durand, I. Gashinsky, D. Lee, S. Sheppard. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
In the wake of IPv4 exhaustion and deployment of IP address sharing techniques, this document recommends that Internet-facing servers log port number and accurate timestamps in addition to the incoming IP address. This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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