RFC 6537 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2012
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Host Identity Protocol Distributed Hash Table Interface
Overview
RFC 6537, “Host Identity Protocol Distributed Hash Table Interface”, is an Experimental document published in February 2012 by J. Ahrenholz. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a common interface for using the Host Identity Protocol (HIP) with a Distributed Hash Table (DHT) service to provide a name-to-Host-Identity-Tag lookup service and a Host- Identity-Tag-to-address lookup service. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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