RFC 7127 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2014
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Characterization of Proposed Standards
Overview
RFC 7127, “Characterization of Proposed Standards”, is a Best Current Practice document published in January 2014 by O. Kolkman, S. Bradner, S. Turner. It updates RFC 2026. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
RFC 2026 describes the review performed by the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) on IETF Proposed Standard RFCs and characterizes the maturity level of those documents. This document updates RFC 2026 by providing a current and more accurate characterization of Proposed Standards.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 7129 Authenticated Denial of Existence in the DNS
- RFC 7124 Ethernet in the First Mile Copper Interfaces MIB
- RFC 7130 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection on Link Aggregation Group Interfaces
- RFC 7123 Security Implications of IPv6 on IPv4 Networks
- RFC 7131 Session Initiation Protocol History-Info Header Call Flow Examples