RFC 6840 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2013

Clarifications and Implementation Notes for DNS Security

Overview

RFC 6840, “Clarifications and Implementation Notes for DNS Security”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2013 by S. Weiler, D. Blacka. It updates RFC 4033, RFC 4034, RFC 4035, RFC 5155. It has since been updated by RFC 8749. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document is a collection of technical clarifications to the DNS Security (DNSSEC) document set. It is meant to serve as a resource to implementors as well as a collection of DNSSEC errata that existed at the time of writing.

This document updates the core DNSSEC documents (RFC 4033, RFC 4034, and RFC 4035) as well as the NSEC3 specification (RFC 5155). It also defines NSEC3 and SHA-2 (RFC 4509 and RFC 5702) as core parts of the DNSSEC specification.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 4033 RFC 4034 RFC 4035 RFC 5155
Updated by
RFC 8749
Other RFCs from 2013

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